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AJC.com > Blogs > Get Schooled > Archives > 2006 > August > 15

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

So, How Was the First Day?

By Patti Ghezzi | Tuesday, August 15, 2006, 12:37 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Hi all, I had the nerrrvvvveee to get sick this week, one of the busiest weeks in an education writer’s year. So, tell me how the first day of school went.

Teachers, parents, are you optimistic about the upcoming year?

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