Education

Atlanta cuts a teacher furlough day

Nov 11, 2013

The Atlanta Board of Education planned Monday to abolish a teacher furlough day that was scheduled for Jan. 6, which will become a professional development day.

Board members said they wanted to restore staff pay and improve morale by eliminating one of four furlough days, costing the district about $1.5 million.

Atlanta Public Schools employees already took one furlough day, and the remaining two are scheduled for March 17 and May 27.

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Mark Niesse covers Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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