Georgia charter school earns governor's award

A charter school in DeKalb County was among the recipients of Gov. Nathan Deal’s 2016 award for “significant contributions to Georgia’s civic and cultural vitality.”

The Museum School of Avondale Estates was among the dozen organizations and individuals selected. The fifth annual Award for the Arts and Humanities is presented with the Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia Humanities.

You can find information about your DeKalb County school, such as test scores, graduation rates and school climate rating at the Ultimate Atlanta School Guide.

You can learn more about the The Museum School, such as test results and school climate rating here.

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Ty Tagami

Ty Tagami is the state education reporter 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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