Welcome to Savannah, incoming freshies! Along with your astounding tuition bill, you probably received a student handbook designed to inform you about your new school—and leave you completely unprepared for life in one of the South’s most weird and wonderful cities. Allow us to fill in some gaps:

Imagine a day when the ride from Savannah to Atlanta no longer requires baking in your car on I–16 for four–plus hours.

Some kids know exactly what they want to be when they grow up: Doctor, lawyer, teacher — all clear educational paths that lead to surefire careers.

Savannah isn't known as much of a sports town. But for those willing to go beyond stereotype and get out from in front of the tube, there are a number of fun sports options which deliver an often–surprisingly good level of competition and excitement.

We hope you enjoy this year's edition of our annual College Student Guide. It's our way of welcoming new students to town as well as helping not-so-new students to get back into the groove of a typically busy Savannah fall season.

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury released results of their collaborative Financial Capability Challenge, which was given to students in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, Guam and U.S. military bases abroad.

At the end of October, just a few days before the mid-term election and the beginning of his "lame-duck" denouement as the state's executive, Governor Sonny Perdue announced that Georgia's high school graduation rate had reached a startling 80.8 percent, a clear vindication of the Republican administration's campaign to improve education, and the graduation rate in particular, over the last several years.

Facing a massive state revenue shortfall, the Georgia legislature’s response has been predictable: cut funding to public education. The proposed budget cuts to the public K–12 and public university system of Georgia would have a staggering impact: 17 percent of the budget for higher education ($300 million) and similar cuts from K–12 education that would ultimately cost Chatham Country about $37 million.

The line between social media and reality has become all too evident in recent demonstrations against proposed     budget cuts to the University System of Georgia.

Last Thursday, Savannah native Antwan Patton, better known as Big Boi from Grammy-winning hip hop group Outkast, took the stage at the Civic Center.

  Amidst ongoing discussions of progress, growth and economic development in Chatham County, one topic rarely mentioned as a potential obstacle is that of illiteracy. However, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education, Chatham County's illiteracy rate remained near 15% as of 2003, and adults with low level reading skills could be as many as one in four in the state. The effect of dealing with literacy issues in ...

In mid-August, thousands of new students at Armstrong Atlantic State University began their first classes ever at the southside Savannah state university, as did at least one professor. One night a week, Dr. Linda Bleicken is teaching a graduate level course in the Masters of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Program.

As college students return to campuses across the country this month, more of those students are armed forces veterans thanks to a change in the GI Bill last month that improves benefits and makes secondary education more attainable for those who have chosen to serve their country.

To keep pace with rapid changes in technology and in the American economy, the Savannah College of Art & Design has added two buzzworthy new degree programs that it says are the first of their kind in the nation.

"We're just a different type of educational facility," says Savannah Technical College president Kathy S. Love. "Not everyone is interested in getting a liberal arts degree, or sitting in a classroom listening to a lecture."