By Jill Nolin | Editor
“We discuss why it’s important that we understand that it is not something that we just go through, but that we have to use our minds, that we have to put things into place to make sure we are thinking for ourselves, that it’s giving us information so that we can use it in our thinking, as a part of our brainstorming.” - Venecia Whyte-Foster, a middle school English teacher in Savannah-Chatham County and early adopter of AI.
Georgia teachers and students are both using artificial intelligence for classwork, according to a new audit. Getty Images
EDUCATION
By Ross Williams
Has your kid ever used artificial intelligence to answer homework questions that their teacher used artificial intelligence to write?
It’s possible, according to a report from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts that found a majority of teachers in the state are using generative AI for planning or in the classroom, but also express concern that students’ use of the technology could harm their learning.
Nancy A. Hurlock, a nurse practitioner based in Statesboro who operates a home-based primary care practice, said told lawmakers on June 23, 2026, that advanced practice registered nurses provide primary care, mental health services and specialty care in communities where healthcare resources are often limited, and a new interpretation of a 2006 state law could hinder access in those areas. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
HEALTH
By Alander Rocha
A showdown between nurses and those representing physicians boiled over in a Georgia House Health committee hearing over a medical board’s guidance that nurses warned could lead to shuttered clinics and diminished healthcare access in rural parts of Georgia.
The Georgia Composite Medical Board issued a “position statement” in early May that tightened the board’s interpretation of a state law passed in 2006 that prohibits physicians from being an employee at a clinic owned by an advanced practice registered nurse under their supervision.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs outside U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. The court heard arguments challenging the government’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
IMMIGRATION
By Ariana Figueroa
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to strip temporary legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation.
The 6-3 conservative court ruled that the Haitian and Syrian immigrants are not “entitled” to orders postponing an end to their temporary protections while litigation is pending, arguing those are non-constitutional claims. It means their work permits and deportation protections are stripped, but the ruling won’t go in effect for 32 days.
It was one of two favorable decisions Thursday for the Trump administration’s policy goals to curtail legal immigration and humanitarian protections for its mass deportation campaign. The high court also ruled that immigration officials could turn away asylum seekers on Mexico’s side of the U.S. border.
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