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DeKalb doubles its count of “STEM” schools

By Ty Tagami
Nov 10, 2014

Two schools in DeKalb County have been certified as “STEM” schools, doubling the total for the district.

Tucker Middle School became the first middle school in the state to earn the distinction, according to the DeKalb County School District. And on Friday, State Superintendent John Barge traveled to Dunwoody Elementary to announce that it, too, had joined the list. DeKalb’s Henderson Mill and Hightower elementaries were already STEM schools.

The certification means the schools teach science, technology, engineering and math in a rigorous and integrated manner. STEM schools use student-driven projects to facilitate problem solving and discovery. They also must have teacher collaboration and partnerships with business and industry, according to stemgeorgia.org.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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