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Atlanta teacher is a finalist for statewide honor

By Mark Niesse
March 14, 2013

Atlanta’s teacher of the year is also a finalist to become the Georgia teacher of the year.

Tamika Nicole Ball, a math teacher at Therrell High School, is one of 10 finalists for the statewide honor. Ball was previously named 2012-2013 teacher of the year for Atlanta Public Schools.

The winner will be announced at the Georgia Teacher of the Year Banquet on May 3.

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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and 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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