PTA advocate recognized by White House
A grandmother and former president of the DeKalb County Council of PTAs has been recognized by the White House for her school advocacy.
Each year, the U.S. president selects a dozen "Champions of Change" from across the country. Deirdre Pierce was selected this year for her advocacy of the renovation of her neighborhood high school with a career and technology wing and auditorium. The school board wound up allocating money for all schools to have the same thing, according to the announcement.
Pierce, who is now a Georgia PTA district director over DeKalb, Newton and Rockdale counties, is a retired flight attendant. She worked 15 years as a substitute teacher in DeKalb, where her children and grandchildren attended. Information: www.whitehouse.gov.
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.
