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Cobb educators to serve on state advisory council

By Ty Tagami
Sept 22, 2011

Two Cobb County educators have been selected to serve on the Georgia schools superintendent's Teacher Advisory Council for 2011-12.

The appointees, Katrina Cordell of Lindley Middle School and Kate Beckerman of Hightower Trail Middle School, will meet with state Superintendent John Barge Oct. 31 and March 14, 2012, according to the Cobb County Schools.

The meetings will include discussion of new initiatives and programs of the Georgia Department of Education.

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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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