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Metro Atlanta SAT scores tied to poverty
Anxious teenagers across Georgia who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test Saturday will earn scores that either open the door to a bright future or block the path to the college of their dreams. The results for the metro Atlanta class of 2013 indicate that, despite its name, SAT scores are ...
DeKalb County schools superintendent might stay longer
The interim superintendent of schools in DeKalb County may stay in the job after his contract expires in February. Michael Thurmond and the school board chairman confirmed they have been negotiating an extension of his tenure for several weeks. The talks are going well, they say. The district has little ...
DeKalb interim superintendent may stay longer
The DeKalb County School District chief could lose the word “interim” from his title.Members of the county school board have been discussing an extension of Michael Thurmond’s contract that would amend his title to just “superintendent.”School board Chairman Melvin Johnson said he and the vice chairman have been negotiating with ...
Federal grant for school police
DeKalb County won a $919,987 federal grant for ten school resource officers and law enforcement positions, according to U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates in Atlanta. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, which is giving nearly $45 million nationally to fund 356 ...
School-level SAT scores lead to praise, explanations
New SAT details released Thursday had some Georgia school districts bragging about eager students and hardworking teachers, while others were left to explain how disadvantages such as poverty dragged down their scores. Most of the schools with top scores for the class of 2013 are familiar names: The Gwinnett School ...
Fulton superintendent gets contract extension, pay raise
The Fulton County superintendent hired two years ago has received his second contract extension, which should keep him in the job for three more years. Robert Avossa can stay on until May 31, 2016 under a new contract extension approved last week. The school board, with one member absent, unanimously ...
Fulton elementary school wins national award
Mountain Park Elementary School has been named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School. The school in north Fulton County school was selected for the “exemplary” high performance of its students It’s the second time in a decade that the school has won the award, according to Superintendent Robert Avossa.
Interim Superintendent to brief parents
Interim school Superintendent Michael Thurmond is expected to brief parents in south DeKalb County at an advocacy group’s meeting on Oct. 3. The South DeKalb Parent Council is holding its meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Towers High School, 3919 Brookcrest Circle, Decatur, and billing Thurmond’s speech as a “state of ...
Marietta elementary school gets “blue ribbon” recognition
The Marietta Center for Advanced Academics has been named a National Blue Ribbon School. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan included the school among 236 to receive the honor this year. The school was in the “exemplary high performing” category because of high scores on state tests. Third to fifth grade ...
Marietta’s “high stakes” proposal: Overhauling how teachers are paid
The tiny school system in Marietta is dipping a toe into a national controversy over teacher compensation, and might end up becoming a model for the whole state. Georgia, the 2010 recipient of a four-year federal grant to establish education reforms, told the U.S. government this summer that it couldn’t ...
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