COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- The Cobb County School District hopes to find hundreds of new teachers through a large job fair next month.

Certified teaching positions at all levels of instruction will be available at the event. It is the district's first major hiring event in eight years. Kevin Kiger, the district's executive director of employment, said representatives from every Cobb County school will attend the career fair.

With more than 13,500 employees, the district is Cobb County's largest employer.

The job fair will be Wednesday, Apr. 15 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at McEachern High School, which is located at 2400 New MacLand Road in Powder Springs. It was originally supposed to be at the Smyrna Community Center, but an overwhelming response forced the district to find a larger location.

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Chattahoochee Technical College's Early Childhood Care and Education Associate of Applied Science program is now nationally accredited.

Fewer than 200 such programs have achieved such accreditation, according to the college.

To become accredited, a program must meet six core standards in the areas of child development and learning; family and community relations; observing, documenting and assessing children's learning; developmentally effective approaches; using content knowledge; and professionalism.

Accreditation took several months to achieve and involved a visit from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The accreditation will remain in place for seven years.

Courses for the 72-credit hour early childhood education program are offered at CTC's Canton, Marietta and Paulding campuses, as well as online.

(WXIA) -- State School Superintendent Richard Woods has named the 64 young Georgians who make up his 2015 Student Advisory Council.

The council is composed of middle and high school students who meet periodically throughout the school year to discuss the impact of state politics in the classroom.

More than 1,000 students statewide applied to join the council. The members were chosen on a series of essays that focused on public education.

"It is essential, as we work to develop child-focused, classroom-centered policies, to hear directly from students," Woods said. "These students feel the impact of our decisions every day and, if we're going to improve their educational experience, we have to bring them to the table."

The Student Advisory Council will meet Feb. 27, Mar. 11 and Apr. 28 at the Georgia Department of Education office in Atlanta.

Several members are from metro Atlanta, including: