By Cathy Loew | Let me agree wholeheartedly with Jack Bernard’s Today’s Focus. Our Gwinnett Schools are a mess and not many people are paying attention. Perhaps people will notice when we lose a bond rating, employers choose not to move to Gwinnett or Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) students can’t get into the University of Georgia.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Addressing the question of why there is a teacher shortage
PERSPECTIVE: On writing good op-ed columns
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
FEEDBACK: We’re trying to fly before having a plane when it comes to EVs
UPCOMING: PCOM student doctors plan two wellness events
NOTABLE: Gaskins + LeCraw is new name of combined firm
RECOMMENDED OR NOT: Three Frozen Thanksgiving Dinners
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Foundation funds comes from Coke profits
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo may prove to be most difficult
CALENDAR: GGC plans vaccination clinics on the COVID-19 Omicron variant
By Alexander Tillman | For years the public has been warned of an impending teacher shortage. There has been a shortage in rural and intercity schools for years, but now the problem has spread to the suburbs. Schools in higher socio-economic districts are now feeling the pinch. I have enjoyed being an educator for nearly 30 years. So why is this happening?
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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