Education

Gov. Brian Kemp announced the formation of a new commission under the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) to develop high-demand career pathways and credentialing strategies, aimed at aligning education with workforce needs in the rapidly growing Southern region.

Four eighth-grade students from Bulloch County have earned $10,000 college scholarships as the newest REACH Georgia Scholars, a state initiative supporting students from lower-income families to attend and graduate from college. The program has now helped make college possible for 62 local youth.

The Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) is making a significant impact in the local community with a $10,000 donation to the Southeast Bulloch High School chapter of the National FFA Organization. The contribution is meant to reflect Hyundai’s commitment to education, innovation, and fostering the next generation of leaders in agriculture and technology.

The Bulloch Board of Education held their last regular meeting of 2024 on Thursday December 12, following the signing ceremony of the new cohort of REACH Scholars.

The Young Eco-Stars Programme (YES-P) is an innovative climate leadership initiative that empowers 60 high school and university students from Indonesia, Nigeria, and the USA to become environmental advocates, and it has roots right here in Statesboro. The American Eco-Stars recently took a field trip to Kennedy Pond Conservancy with local teacher Richard McCombs.

Georgia Southern's Henderson Library is hosting "Bearing Witness to the Holocaust: Remembering, Representing, Reframing," a moving exhibit put together by graduate students in the English department after they visited the US Holocaust Museum in Washington DC earlier in the fall.

The inaugural CPE Community Gala hosted by Georgia Southern University proved to be a night to remember, blending elegance, entertainment, and a spirit of giving. Held to support the Center for Professional Education (CPE) and its mission to provide free and low-cost educational opportunities for adults, the gala achieved its goals in spectacular fashion.

The University of Georgia celebrated its graduating Class of 2024 with commencement ceremonies on December 13th. See a list of local graduates. Congratulations, Dawgs!

Bulloch County Schools’ overall graduation rate rises to 90%, seven schools receive state’s Math & Literacy Leader School Awards, and six out of the district’s nine elementary schools showed gains in Closing Gaps and Readiness. Click for the full report!

Georgia Southern University's Fall 2024 commencement exercises are scheduled for Saturday, December 14 in Savannah and Tuesday, December 17 in Statesboro. See all the "need to know" info about attending the ceremonies. Congratulations, Eagle graduates!