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Wages of young college graduates tanking during recession. (Is there room in the basement?)

The Economic Policy Institute sent out this depressing summary today showing that the wages of young college graduates have failed to grow over the last decade. One indicator to me of the bleak job market is how many college graduates are now living ba... »

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Former U.S. ed secretary on legacy of No Child Left Behind

Margaret Spellings Daniel Malloy, the AJC’s reporter in Washington, D.C., sat down with former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings for an interview at an event in Washington today.  Here are her answers to a series of questions on major educati... »

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APS joins the club: May cut 475 jobs to deal with budget

Atlanta joined other metro school systems in announcing plans to lay off employees to cope with a worsening budget crisis. Gwinnett is planning for 585 fewer employees, Cobb is planning for 250 fewer, Henry is planning to cut 200, DeKalb is planning fo... »

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Shirley Franklin asks APS board to overrule school chief and approve Drew high school

Here is a letter from former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin on behalf of Drew Charter School’s request to expand to a high school, a request opposed by APS school chief Erroll Davis. Davis argues that a new 600-student high school at Drew dilutes the s... »

Fewer teachers, school days in Cobb. When do cuts threaten quality?

There seems to be little good news on the school budget front in Cobb where parents are looking at fewer days and teachers as the system grapples with fallen real estate taxes and reduced state funding. Here would be my concerns if I were a Cobb parent... »

With budgets shrinking, should middle schools cast off sports?

Many countries, including Finland, do not offer sports at schools. Sports are community-based rather than school based. I wonder if that could eventually become the U.S. model as schools struggle to decide which programs to jettison to cope with dimini... »

Emmett and Trayvon: Common core stories that must be told

Stephanie Jones, a former Atlanta Public School teacher, is a graduate student in education at the University of Georgia. This is her first essay for the Get Schooled blog By Stephanie P. Jones I never learned anything about the Emmett Till case when I... »

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Former APS chief Beverly Hall. Still in Atlanta but keeping a low profile

Former APS school chief Beverly Hall remains in Atlanta. (AJC Photo) The Sunday AJC has an update today on the status of former APS superintendent Beverly Hall. While APS is moving ahead in its efforts to dismiss educators accused of cheating, there ar... »

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DeKalb schools completes employee verifications. Found overpayment of $47,500.

DeKalb schools released a statement this weekend about its call for all employees to show identification in person and sign a form to confirm: The DeKalb County School District has completed an extensive Employee Verification process to ensure the accu... »

Handcuffed kindergartner story is not going away. Still a lot we don’t know.

The AJC’s Christian Boone spoke today with the parents of the handcuffed Milledgeville kindergartner Salecia Johnson. As we all expected, this story is shifting to a national stage. What remains unclear is whether this little girl has had a history of ... »

A video aimed at boosting teacher morale sinks a principal

I would never show this video in a work setting, but I am not sure Columbus High School principal Marvin Crumbs should have lost his school over it. AJC.com reports that Crumbs was reassigned to an office job after showing this “Can’t Fix Stupid” snipp... »

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APS news: Some teachers told they must reapply for their jobs. And does the CRCT scheduling make sense for kids?

I have been getting a lot of notes lately from teachers in APS about assorted concerns. Here are two such notes, one about some teachers having to reapply for their jobs and the other about the CRCT scheduling this year. I contacted APS and have includ... »

Handcuffing of Georgia kindergartner escalating into a cause

The handcuffing of an unruly kindergartner in Milledgeville is escalating from an unfortunate incident into a national cause. There is great debate over whether police overreacted last week when they handcuffed the child at Creekside Elementary after b... »

Ohio student who cared for sick mom wins graduation reprieve

Austin Fisher gets to walk. Like many of you, I’ve been following the story of the 17-year-old Ohio high school senior barred from his graduation because he missed too many school days. Austin missed 16 days of classes at Carrollton High School this ye... »

Handcuffing an out-of-control Georgia kindergartner. Was there a better response?

A few folks sent me links to this news story out of Milledgeville where an officer handcuffed a kindergartner for what police said were safety concerns about the child’s out-of-control behavior. The readers who sent me the link to this story disapprove... »

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