Seven Straight! Cobb Schools Named Amongst Georgia’s Best Locations to Work, Once more

August 28, 2025—According to Forbes, Cobb Schools has been ranked the most effective locations to work within the state for seven years in a row. The district is ranked #26 within the state and is the highest-rated faculty system within the Atlanta metro space.

Cobb Schools tops nationwide manufacturers—together with Home Depot, Target, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, and each college within the state—as the most effective employers in Georgia. Although one other giant metro Atlanta faculty district made the checklist, it was greater than 60 spots beneath Cobb. 

This recognition has proven itself on daily basis in colleges throughout the District, with 99% of academics as soon as once more returning to serve Cobb college students this yr. 

The Cobb County School District Board Chair, David Chastain, praised the district’s workers, saying, “At the center of our colleges is one of the best staff of educators in public training, and this repeated honor, for the seventh straight yr from a world model like Forbes, is proof of that.”

A giant purpose Cobb continues to be acknowledged as one among Georgia’s Best Employers is Georgia’s BEST—a first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of West Georgia. The program removes the monetary burden of graduate faculty, giving Cobb educators the chance to earn a sophisticated diploma for free of charge to them. 

Since launching two years in the past, Georgia’s BEST has modified the lives of greater than 600 Cobb educators, strengthening each Cobb’s workforce and scholar success. 

In a program that continues to develop yearly, it’s an asset that enables educators to get superior levels and earn extra, whereas additionally selling progress inside Cobb Schools. 

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