ATLANTA -- The issue of race has been simmering just beneath the surface of the DeKalb School Board controversy.

On Thursday, Georgia's NAACP, other civil rights activists and some African-American state legislators made it official....

ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday he'll remove six of the nine members of the DeKalb County School Board, but a federal court order now has to be addressed.

Deal said in a news conference that he was naming six persons to...

DECATUR, Ga. -- A former Cedar Grove Middle School Secretary was sentenced to 30 years on Monday, on 21 felony charges.

Bobbie Ward was found guilty of crimes committed against six elderly and disabled adults over a five-year period....

ATLANTA -- After a 14 hour deliberation, the Georgia State Board of Education voted, unanimously, to recommended that Governor Deal suspend 6 of the 9 board members on the DeKalb County School Board. 

The DeKalb County School board...

DECATUR, Ga. -- The DeKalb County School Board elected Dr. Melvin Johnson as chairperson of the embattled school board on Wednesday afternoon during an executive session. 

Before being named chairman, Johnson, a retired DeKalb County...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Three DeKalb County high schools are among the 2012 AP Merit Schools.
The honor is given annually to U.S. high schools where at least 20 percent of students take Advanced Placement exams. Of those tests, at least half...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Following a long meeting in executive session Monday, the DeKalb school board voted to hold another meeting and elect a new board chair.

The current chairman, Dr. Eugene Walker,  says he's stepping down as a way...

State basketball playoffs begin on Tuesday and DeKalb County has four teams entering as No. 1 seeds after claiming region championships on Saturday.

Druid Hills ended a run through the Region 2-AAAAAA Tournament with a thrilling 82-81...

ATLANTA -- DeKalb County School's new interim school Superintendent, Michael Thurmond, is asking for help with the troubled school district.

Tuesday, Thurmond spent part of his second day on the job trying to drum-up support for the...

The quest for the high school basketball state playoffs started on Monday night with a pair of DeKalb County girls' teams advancing to the Region 6-AAAA quarterfinals with victories at South Atlanta.

Chamblee (15-9) defeated Banneker...

DECATUR, Ga. -- The DeKalb School Board and superintendent plan to part ways Friday.

In a statement released Thursday evening, the board said:

The DeKalb County Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Atkinson have...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- The DeKalb County School Board will gather on Thursday for the second of two special called meetings.

The board is trying to save accreditation, and find an interim superintendent.

The current leader, Dr....