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This DeKalb educator was picked to represent Ga. at The White House

Tiffany Clay is an educator at Snapfinger Elementary. (Photos courtesy of DeKalb County schools)
Tiffany Clay is an educator at Snapfinger Elementary. (Photos courtesy of DeKalb County schools)
By Joshua Sharpe
Oct 20, 2016

One of Snapfinger Elementary's own has been chosen to attend a conference at The White House.

Tiffany Clay, an academic coach at the DeKalb County school, will represent Georgia at the 2016 National Conference on Inclusive STEM Education for Youth of Color.

The district, which announced the news on Facebook, said Clay will join senior government officials, scholars, policy makers and other STEM experts on Oct. 28.

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