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Mark Niesse reports on education, including the Atlanta Public Schools, for the Journal-Constitution.
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In superintendent search, Atlanta schools’ image helps, hurts
The hunt for a transformational leader of Atlanta Public Schools moved forward Thursday, with superintendent candidates being targeted from across the country. Many of the candidates for the difficult job already know about the challenges and strengths of Atlanta’s school system, said Sam Pettway, founding director of BoardWalk Consulting, the ...
Reed: Donors to boost APS superintendent pay
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Wednesday he has raised money from the business community to more than double the salary of the city’s next superintendent to around $600,000. Reed, speaking to students at Morehouse College, said he has a certain type of candidate in mind: someone with a stellar track ...
Mayor Kasim Reed: Money available to double Atlanta school chief’s salary
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Wednesday he has raised money from the business community to more than double the salary of the city’s next superintendent to around $600,000. Reed, speaking to students at Morehouse College, said he has a certain type of candidate in mind: someone with a stellar track ...
Private money shouldn’t pay for Atlanta superintendent search, board chair says
Atlanta Board of Education Chairman Reuben McDaniel said Wednesday that private benefactors shouldn’t fund the $146,000 search for a new schools superintendent. He said the school district should pay instead. McDaniel’s comments came after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday that the school system hasn’t revealed who is underwriting the search, ...
Candidates take aim at Atlanta school board chairman
Challengers running against Atlanta school board Chairman Reuben McDaniel are attacking him for his handling of a racism investigation and his oversight of the troubled city school district. McDaniel faces four opponents in November’s election who claim he overreacted to accusations of racism at North Atlanta High School and mismanaged ...
Moody’s calls court ruling a ‘credit negative’ for Atlanta schools
A Georgia Supreme Court ruling that charter schools are exempt from contributing to Atlanta Public Schools’ pension costs is a “credit negative” for the school system, according to Moody’s credit rating service. Moody’s said in its weekly credit outlook Monday that the ruling means less money is available for APS ...
Radio host Ryan Cameron to deliver keynote remarks in Lowery lecture series
More than 500 Atlanta Public Schools students and guests will hear from radio personality and philanthropist Ryan Cameron on Thursday when he delivers keynote remarks for the 13th Annual Rev. Joseph E. Lowery Lecture Series on Civic Engagement. Cameron is the host of The Ryan Cameron Morning Show on V-103, ...
Unknown donors pay up in broad search for Atlanta school leader
Atlanta’s search for its next school superintendent will cost five times more than originally planned, and taxpayers aren’t being told who’s paying for it. The high-stakes search for the city school district’s leader will cost about $146,000 for services handled by a partnership between BoardWalk Consulting and Diversified Search, according ...
Update on Atlanta superintendent search planned
The Atlanta Board of Education plans to discuss the school system’s policies, budget and superintendent search at a series of committee meetings this month.The first meeting on Thursday will provide an update on the effort to find a leader to replace Superintendent Erroll Davis.Other scheduled meetings include the Policy Review ...
North Atlanta High’s struggles expose difficulties for principals
Howard “Gene” Taylor’s brief resignation as the head of North Atlanta High School called attention to deep-rooted difficulties facing city principals when they try to improve their schools, parents say. Things were so bad Taylor couldn’t even hire a science teacher weeks after the school year started, with substitutes and ...
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