Back in 2014 Clayton County residents voted in favor of a 1% sales tax hike in order to join MARTA, with the promise that the agency would extend heavy rail south into the county. By 2020 those plans were approved – but not for long. The following year the proposal for heavy rail was abandoned, with officials citing rising costs. Now news that MARTA has received $970,000 from the Federal Transit Administration to study potential bus rapid transit lines, a far cry from what residents voted for eight years ago. Clayton residents’ faith in MARTA decisionmakers has to be SINKING…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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