News in Brief Karen Handel Wins Contested Georgia House Seat Handel, a Republican, won the most expensive congressional race in American history. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Where Did All the Money Come From in the Georgia House Race? Democrat Jon Ossoff raised a lot from small, individual donations, while dark money groups gave about one-fifth of all the money in the race. Francie Diep
Education Georgia Is Segregating Troublesome Kids in Schools Used During Jim Crow A Department of Justice investigation found that Georgia is giving thousands of kids with behavioral issues a subpar education and putting them in the same run-down buildings that served black children decades ago. Marian Wang
Economics Atlanta’s Talent Attraction Problem From 2000–2013, Atlanta has fallen further behind other large metros in growing its population of college-educated young adults. Jim Russell
Social Justice Atlanta Is Dying: Young, Smart People Are Fleeing Georgia’s Capital City Why can't The ATL keep more than 50 percent of Georgia Tech’s graduates? It's about aspiration, not place-failure. Jim Russell