Metro Atlanta
Atlanta school board OKs controversial closings
Photos: Seven Atlanta schools will close next year and boundaries will move at dozens of others after the school board approved a controversial redistricting plan on April 10, 2012, at a meeting at Maynard Jackson High School. More than 500 people, some carrying signs and chanting in protest, packed the meeting.
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Pastor Kenneth Walker reacts after he founded out G.A. Towns Elementary School will stay open. The Atlanta Board of Education voted Tuesday night to close seven of the 10 schools on its closure list.
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PHOTOS: School starts for Decatur students
Students across Decatur and Henry County started school on Thursday. The majority of metro schools will begin their school year Monday.
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PHOTOS: Georgia State hits field for opening practice
High temperatures can’t slow energy at Georgia State’s opening practice. The Panthers have plenty of new players on the team this season.
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PHOTOS: Georgia Bulldogs hold first fall football practice July 31
The Georgia Bulldogs held their first fall practice of the football season on Thursday, July 31.
PHOTOS: New Fulton school prepares for school year
Briar Hills Elementary School is a new school in Fulton County. It was built to replace Conley Hills Elementary near Woodland Middle School in East Point.
