Education
APS school chief: Atlanta has history of inequity. School system is ‘canary in the mine.’
Inman Middle School is one of the most desirable schools in APS, and parents have and would resist any rezoning efforts. (APS Photo)
THIRD OF NINE VIDEO SEGMENTS
With Atlanta Public Schools proposing school closings, I sat down with Superintendent Meria Carstarphen for a long and far-ranging video interview on the district. AJC multimedia journalist Erica Hernandez broke the interview into nine short segments. (Two to three minutes.)
Here is a link to the first.
Here is a link to the second segment.
Here is a link to the fourth segment
I will share the rest over the next two weeks.
In this segment, Carstarphen addresses Atlanta's history of inequities, which she describes as deep and wide.
About the Author
Maureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.
