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Romney at Liberty University: Marriage is between a man and a woman
The likely Republican nomination for president, Mitt Romney, made his stance on gay marriage clear and received a rousing applause from the Christian University.
APS test coordinator says teacher admitted to suggesting answer changes
State investigators say an elementary school teacher encouraged students to change answers on standardized tests that she knew were wrong. Sabrina Luckie is the most recent teacher to face a tribunal to decide if she will lose her teaching position over a 2009 CRCT test cheating scandal. State investigators said ...
Class president accused of vandalism loses appeal
A senior class president accused of vandalizing his school will not be allowed to return. The Paulding County School Board decided Tuesday night to deny Jacob Zimmerman’s suspension appeal. He will not be allowed to attend East Paulding High School and will finish his high school education at an alternative ...
New calculation puts Georgia high school graduation rate at 67%
The Georgia Department of Education released updated graduation rate numbers on Tuesday. Calculated using the adjusted cohort rate – a nationwide standard to measure graduation rates uniformly – Georgia’s four-year high school graduation rate is 67.4 percent. According to the DOE, graduation rates have historically been measured using varying methods, ...
Parents disappointed by final APS redistricting plan
Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis released his final redistricting proposal Tuesday morning, and no changes were made to the list of 10 schools slated to be closed. Parents at schools on the chopping block have held meetings and rallies to try to save their schools. Davis' list named the ...
APS officially fires first teacher in cheating scandal
Atlanta Public Schools has officially fired its first teacher implicated in the standardized test cheating scandal. During an APS meeting Wednesday morning, the school board quickly voted to fire Parks Middle School teacher Damany Lewis. Superintendent Erroll Davis explained that Lewis already had a lengthy hearing in front of a ...
Parents, teachers question APS school closure plan
Parents with the Atlanta Public School system took their concerns over school closures to the superintendent. The Douglas High School auditorium was packed Monday night with 720 parents demanding answers from Superintendent Erroll Davis. Parents want to know, of the 13 schools that may close, why aren’t more of them ...
APS superintendent OKs closing of 13 schools
After months of contentious debate, Atlanta Public Schools' superintendent officially presented his preliminary closing recommendations to the school board hours after he posted those recommendations online. Erroll Davis proposes closing 13 elementary and middle schools in an effort to cut the number of empty chairs across the district. Davis said ...
Mother wants teacher arrested in incident that left son bruised
A DeKalb County mother said a special education teacher assaulted her son in class, giving him bruises on his neck. April McPherson told Channel 2’s Erin Coleman that her 14-year-old son’s special education teacher at Henderson Middle School grabbed him by the neck, leaving two welts and bruises. “Before he ...
Superintendent to consider expansion for Buckhead elementary school
An Atlanta elementary school is hoping to get approval for a big expansion to ease overcrowding. E. Rivers Elementary School in Buckhead has been bursting at the seams for years -- its recommended capacity is 423 students, but the school has 200 more than that. Classroom space is so limited, ...
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