Education
Georgia wins another U.S. grant for low-performing schools
The U.S. Department of Education will give Georgia $16.6 million to improve low-performing schools.
Georgia is among 16 states that will get a share of $113 million to try and turn around “persistently lowest-achieving schools.”
From 2009 to 2011, the state got $57 million from the grant program, plus $104 million from the recession-related stimulus program.
About the Author
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.
