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(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline ttd " href="/education/delta-to-provide-165-million-for-clayton-county-schools-and-workforce-efforts/KU7EEM6BZFDW5DGQLG2ARK3MKI/"><h3>Delta to provide $16.5 million for Clayton County schools and workforce efforts</h3></a><p class="description">The money will support the Junior Achievement Discovery Center, the Flint River Boys and Girls Club and scholarships at Middle Georgia State University School of Aviation.</p></div></div></div><div class="column-2"><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/get-schooled/reparations-not-anti-dei-rhetoric-could-make-american-education-great/WCMHSPSOHVGD7JN4YQ5RDRAK5I/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/UORDSM55CIVYPGEA6LRNULNG6U.jpg?auth=85beb8d6239de4fdb6d7a52ea9160fc3f19e7c1ef2d8e5f7a59c9b69b57f491b&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Despite what President Donald Trump states, racial differences in educational achievement and opportunity remain, guest columnist Jack Bernard writes. (Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AP</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">OPINION</div><a class="headline " href="/education/get-schooled/reparations-not-anti-dei-rhetoric-could-make-american-education-great/WCMHSPSOHVGD7JN4YQ5RDRAK5I/"><h3>Reparations, not anti-DEI rhetoric, could make American education great </h3></a><p class="description">A former chair of the Jasper County Commission and Republican Party says the country should fund reparations to increase Black educational achievement.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/taking-flight-atlanta-students-go-global-for-spring-break/I2ZJOGIVRBD2TADPRPYTXHNUDU/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/JTGB36XGNOOXI4QQQLMXRCY5OI.jpg?auth=27ef15b12668d84c9eb1e102e12a08f5307fb87dec611af2d9f4f38ce7efa573&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Atlanta Public Schools teacher Stephanie Jones, right, leads students toward security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, April 5, 2025, on their way to Spain for their spring break. APS partners with Xperitas, an immersion program where select high school students travel abroad, live with other students, go to school with them and experience the culture. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jenni Girtman</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/taking-flight-atlanta-students-go-global-for-spring-break/I2ZJOGIVRBD2TADPRPYTXHNUDU/"><h3>Taking flight: Atlanta students go global for spring break</h3></a><p class="description">Atlanta students forgo the beach to study in France and Spain during spring break.</p></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/get-schooled/how-trumps-battle-with-us-colleges-is-making-canadian-universities-great/L5JV3FHGJ5AD7J5DD5HGMWIABQ/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RFOKWX7TVRQ5PI7PLUSDGIS54A.jpg?auth=750a29b9b616d10ba5f1e05e8619db960901c5ab7cec42d82254f4958180accd&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Columbia University students and faculty gather at Amsterdam Avenue and West 116th Street to protest the university’s concessions to President Donald Trump in New York City on Monday, March 24, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/TNS)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: TNS</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">OPINION</div><a class="headline " href="/education/get-schooled/how-trumps-battle-with-us-colleges-is-making-canadian-universities-great/L5JV3FHGJ5AD7J5DD5HGMWIABQ/"><h3>How Trump’s battle with U.S. colleges is making Canadian universities great</h3></a><p class="description">When the government dictates how universities should operate, the best of the best go elsewhere.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/morehouse-school-of-medicine-opens-center-named-after-longtime-georgia-lawmaker/ZSJ66XG3FVHQ7LJGEJHHW764YM/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/JB26RQBC7543VCDW2CCQUPNSFU.JPG?auth=e2cbb60bc27b1a790b5d19eea892fceefd36c4549f6059d95d6c0a59278c42d2&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Former Democratic state Rep. Calvin Smyre of Georgia was recognized by Gov. Brian Kemp, first lady Marty Kemp, and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens at ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Calvin Smyre Education Conference Center at the Morehouse School of Medicine on Thursday." width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Miguel Martinez/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/morehouse-school-of-medicine-opens-center-named-after-longtime-georgia-lawmaker/ZSJ66XG3FVHQ7LJGEJHHW764YM/"><h3>Morehouse School of Medicine opens center named after longtime Georgia lawmaker</h3></a></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/teenage-ceo-goes-viral-after-sharing-college-rejection-news/UJJRLSG6WBC4HMKGN7KHS7F3YY/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3GTJBADQO5AIFAG5WNDQ6CI3OQ.jpg?auth=0875363cae1de139a9befa935203573c0216f4d4d1c1ca73a7f13b1a2dfa1012&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="A teenager who started a multimillion-dollar app said his college application was rejected by several Ivy League universities, but he was accepted into Emory University and Georgia Tech. AJC FILE PHOTOS." width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AJC </p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/teenage-ceo-goes-viral-after-sharing-college-rejection-news/UJJRLSG6WBC4HMKGN7KHS7F3YY/"><h3>Teenage CEO goes viral after sharing college rejection news</h3></a></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/spring-break-is-georgias-favorite-time-to-travel-3-things-to-know-before-you-go/MZDRGX6PWFHIRBXGGYIBJ6TQBA/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TV4CVN6HAYDEHGYKUMDCBYTEHU.jpg?auth=996e1b90dc9b94b34f6086f3966757de1a58eb687b9e9db205fdd9827d0cac77&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Spring Break is the most popular time period of the year for Georgians to travel, according to AAA. Metro Atlanta highways are expected to be extremely congested with parents and children headed out of town for vacation. (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Ben Hendren</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/spring-break-is-georgias-favorite-time-to-travel-3-things-to-know-before-you-go/MZDRGX6PWFHIRBXGGYIBJ6TQBA/"><h3>Spring break is Georgia’s favorite time to travel: 3 things to know before you go</h3></a><p class="description">You can expect busy roads, cheaper gas and a packed airport if you're traveling for spring break this week.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="MP02 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="RP01 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 tablet-only"></div><div data-fusion-lazy-id="f0fsxqZFGmsQ27D"><div class="c-featPfgDescription b-margin-bottom-d30-m20" data-sectiontitle="Feat Pkg Simple Descr"><div class="card-wrapper three-story with-photo"><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/student-arrested-at-midtown-high-after-gun-found-in-backpack/I55NZTQYTJHHTIGO5HFCPOR6MY/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/QNOIBCUI4JCW7KSB4653BULSUM.jpg?auth=2fc9e39a6c3483ff3311d5d598885e30c247f82198d1fd0875f5f2734eb32308&width=750&height=500&smart=true" alt="A Midtown High School student was arrested Thursday morning after a gun was found in the student's backpack, officials said. (Midtown High School Facebook)" width="750" height="500" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:46.875rem;max-height:31.25rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Midtown High School Facebook</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline pkgLeadDescription " href="/education/student-arrested-at-midtown-high-after-gun-found-in-backpack/I55NZTQYTJHHTIGO5HFCPOR6MY/"><h3>Student arrested at Midtown High after gun found in backpack</h3></a><p class="description">A Midtown High School student was arrested after a gun was found in the student's backpack.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/supporters-clap-out-former-us-education-department-employees/22UGDDK64JDUJF7ZDYGZ6BWB6E/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XMJSTSRHFGKYZHAMT7LCQNFQ5Y.jpg?auth=c65a0784b8c532d42bfac15c9ff96e9d9c479e5fc20d8ce8e25ec7d5a6d0f95a&width=750&height=500&smart=true" alt="Former U.S. Centers for Disease Control employees applaud former U.S. Department of Education employees as they exit the Sam Nunn federal building in Atlanta on Wed., April 2, 2025, after the Trump administration recently reduced the department's workforce by 50%. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)." width="750" height="500" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:46.875rem;max-height:31.25rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Olivia Bowdoin</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline pkgLeadDescription " href="/education/supporters-clap-out-former-us-education-department-employees/22UGDDK64JDUJF7ZDYGZ6BWB6E/"><h3>Supporters ‘clap out’ former U.S. Education Department employees</h3></a><p class="description">Supporters gathered outside the Sam Nunn federal building in downtown Atlanta to "clap out" laid-off employees at the U.S. Education Department.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/metro-atlanta-spring-break-2025-camps-and-classes/HB4JKCISANBHNCZVTDBOUOJSYI/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/S6BF3PRCM7HJ7O5ADRBNTGK5FA.JPG?auth=eb0af02faf572b76ae341f0e54ee3eb412c9f04f3bb662253081c366faebbb91&width=750&height=500&smart=true" alt="A student colors a poster during the ‘School Break Play Days,” at the Alliance Theatre on Nov. 7, 2023, in Atlanta. Several Atlanta organizations have started to offer ‘camps’ for kids when school is out and parents have to work. (Jason Getz/AJC)" width="750" height="500" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:46.875rem;max-height:31.25rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jason.Getz@ajc.com</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline pkgLeadDescription " href="/education/metro-atlanta-spring-break-2025-camps-and-classes/HB4JKCISANBHNCZVTDBOUOJSYI/"><h3>From hiking to pottery, local programs offer spring break activities</h3></a><p class="description">Plenty of organizations in metro Atlanta offer spring break programs for kids meant to provide fun without having to travel far.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-rightRail "><div class="RP01 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 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But it can also make us better parents </h3></a></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/apalachee-families-urge-kemp-to-veto-school-cellphone-ban-citing-safety-concerns/AS6UFL3SCFFVFJ6A2BQ4NN3YY4/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/Y72B7HLF6TXIFCQNLLQIVP63SM.JPG?auth=f6942ff2874489328855f2170bb462108644b713899d7d10b10be04363c01aeb&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Layla Contreras, sister of an Apalachee High School student affected by the mass shooting last year, advocates for gun safety at the Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, March 28, 2025. She and Apalachee High mom Tinya Brown also called on Gov. Brian Kemp to veto a cellphone ban for K-8 students. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/apalachee-families-urge-kemp-to-veto-school-cellphone-ban-citing-safety-concerns/AS6UFL3SCFFVFJ6A2BQ4NN3YY4/"><h3>Apalachee families urge Kemp to veto school cellphone ban, citing safety concerns</h3></a><p class="description">Several families of Apalachee High students said the texts they received during the Sept. 4 school shooting informed their opinion that a ban was not the right move.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/georgia-tech-receives-record-high-in-applications/KZIGDU2DT5BRZH3VDEJVSD6WSI/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RE3YKQCG6ZOJKI7BR4GOYZG7VU.jpg?auth=025f48b859d085aa4144e570b35b56c4a589609ef0d5a2132a6ad4f7b6d97a28&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Jack Rumpf, an incoming first-year from Athens, fist-bumps Buzz, Georgia Tech’s mascot, while entering the Campus Recreation Center Parking Deck to check in for move-in on Georgia Tech's campus in Atlanta on Saturday, August 10, 2024. (Seeger Gray / AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Seeger Gray / AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/georgia-tech-receives-record-high-in-applications/KZIGDU2DT5BRZH3VDEJVSD6WSI/"><h3>Georgia Tech receives a record-high number of applications</h3></a><p class="description">After becoming Georgia's highest-enrolled college last fall, the Atlanta-based school received a record-high number of applications for the upcoming year.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/dekalb-superintendent-eyes-higher-grad-rate-braces-for-future-budget-issues/YWSHQ7EFNZGELJFPOO4O25HH3U/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/AGCI4QNUMFLM3X6VLPIY4TYHGU.JPG?auth=3e6b448defaef5830d4b03ad739787d9bb18918c6dc67407fd68014e5d22f54b&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Devon Horton talks with members of the media after the DeKalb County Board of Education hired Horton for the superintendent position in April 2023. Horton discusses the district's priorities during an address Thursday. (Jason Getz/AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/dekalb-superintendent-eyes-higher-grad-rate-braces-for-future-budget-issues/YWSHQ7EFNZGELJFPOO4O25HH3U/"><h3>DeKalb superintendent eyes higher grad rate, braces for future budget issues</h3></a><p class="description">DeKalb Superintendent Devon Horton talked about the ups and downs of education at the annual State of the District Address.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/news/investigations/fizz-anonymous-gossip-app-attracts-chatter-and-cyberbullying/C7YEZ35TJJF43COFFG43IQUMRY/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/6QL5BSZTAZACDNULAV2LF655DA.jpg?auth=0137c7704d069b73d2c5b9f9bdee0c3955bc3e3713a6661be4e2931f6ce8f9f3&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Fizz is an anonymous forum designed to link students at specific high schools and colleges. Students comment and engage in daily banter that can turn into bullying. (Getty/AJC illustration)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2099" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Getty/AJC illustration</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/news/investigations/fizz-anonymous-gossip-app-attracts-chatter-and-cyberbullying/C7YEZ35TJJF43COFFG43IQUMRY/"><h3>Fizz, anonymous gossip app, attracts chatter and cyberbullying</h3></a><p class="description">At schools across Atlanta, Fizz collects GIFs, polls and posts where students comment and engage in daily banter that routinely turns into bullying.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/get-schooled/georgias-schools-are-roughly-average-theres-a-way-we-can-do-better/POTIRREQIJAGLHKXUVCXJXPJHY/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LFHCGCC4YNEVZP4FVAHBWUXDWM.png?auth=1356f763f9bee37956ad29d42cbd0738b4b42f41399e10288183f29cb9ffff2c&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Improving our children’s reading and math comprehension is an important issue, regardless of one’s politics, Jack Bernard writes. 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Brian Kemp to sign, after lawmakers voted in favor of the bill.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/meet-the-fifth-grader-who-won-the-georgia-spelling-bee-two-years-in-a-row/Q6EQLZTZIVGIZD332WT77KK4Q4/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/W6YE3IOV672B4Y5YIWVUHR35P4.JPG?auth=47119ea9d40bd0ee8fde00fd997297ea9ce00b106f14f9ca90cb5b5eb7cfb703&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Shailesh Dharavane takes photo of his son Sarv after he won the GAE State Spelling Bee Championship at Georgia State University in Atlanta on Friday, March 21, 2025. 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Specifically, the possible use of reparation money for improving educational opportunities for Black students."},{"_id":"X2IBR45Y6VEUTBF7QKTNUJKKKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1744037756104},"type":"text","content":"But first, let’s look at historical educational expenditures by race. There is not a wealth of recent conclusive research in this area. The National Center for Education Statistics is one good source of information. Forty years after the Brown v. Board decision, when cost of living is factored in, districts with high levels of minorities spend $286 less per year ($4,103) than those with the lowest percentages ($4,389), according to the center’s <a href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/pubs/web/97917.asp\" target=\"_blank\">research</a>. In another more recent <a href=\"https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-02-26/white-students-get-more-k-12-funding-than-students-of-color-report\" target=\"_blank\">study</a> by EdBuild, an educational funding research group, it was also shown that expenditures per student for nonwhite people were considerably below white students."},{"_id":"5AOGVV74HZGDBJO632MJUUVRXA","additional_properties":{"_id":1744037756105},"type":"text","content":"This discrepancy in spending is clearly a problem that should be addressed by targeted achievement programs funded via reparations. There have been numerous academic studies regarding improving Black educational achievement."},{"_id":"MJYQ5UMYHRG2FO7AHOEWEY7HWQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1744037756106},"type":"text","content":"One particularly broad study was done by the Child Trends research group. This study recommends looking at the problem in a more holistic fashion, including programs that strengthen Black families and tie communities more closely to local schools. Academic readiness, motivation and achievement are key factors. However, the study also recommends funding educational efforts regarding substance abuse, sexual health, physical health and social skills. Plus, building skills in violence reduction."},{"_id":"IYTT3YNRQ5DZXOMNACI5YGWNMY","additional_properties":{"_id":"74NSGWIF4JBYTB4H3K5LOPIFQE"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Patricia Murphy: DEI cuts go wild in Georgia under Trump ","url":"https://www.ajc.com/politics/patricia-murphy-dei-cuts-go-wild-in-georgia-under-trump/PDBNODVSSVAEBASTDPZXWJSOCM/"},{"_id":"V6QZJSLIURELLFLNAZVSUPXCYQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1744037756107},"type":"text","content":"Other studies have similar findings. One particularly good example is from the National Center for Biotechnology Information/NIH. This <a href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2850445/\" target=\"_blank\">paper</a> recommends mentoring to improve achievement. But it also goes deeply into using “racial identity” as a motivator and working to tie self-esteem to academic achievement versus other measures."},{"_id":"3HDHQDELZJCI7GNKH6Z5INPXEM","additional_properties":{"_id":1744037756108},"type":"text","content":"In conclusion, instead of lambasting DEI every opportunity he gets, Trump should appoint a bipartisan Task Force on African American Educational Achievement to review the existing literature and studies and then come back with specific recommendations to maximize results — including how much federal funding is needed and how this money should be spent. Clearly, there should be significantly more money per student spent on Black children as a form of reparations. Thus, enabling them to catch up to their white counterparts educationally. 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APS juniors and seniors who completed high school level three or higher of either Spanish or French were invited to apply. Top applicants underwent interviews in their chosen foreign language. Those selected for the program were notified by email. The trip is free for students due to a partnership with a student language immersion nonprofit called Xperitas."},{"_id":"3YYD3TXKEJAHXGO5P6BSIZYDWE","additional_properties":{"_id":1743785678350},"type":"text","content":"“(The groups are) representative of a cross section of all our schools,” McKenzie said."},{"_id":"WPCO5SKNBJCFHESNYPYL27ROQI","additional_properties":{"_id":1743785678352},"type":"text","content":"As a result, the group members are still getting to know each other. 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In spite of fears that they are indoctrinating our gullible students into their radical ideology, <a href=\"https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/02/05/research-suggests-colleges-broaden-students-political-views\" target=\"_blank\">research shows</a> students learn more about the world from interacting with each other than from being brainwashed by fanatical professors."},{"_id":"4YG5BBOXAVD2THICS42YPDNQTA","additional_properties":{"_id":1743625040217},"type":"text","content":"Yet the federal response to any disturbance on a campus is to clamp down, remove critical funding that supports medical research, forbid attention to human diversity, focus only on conservative viewpoints emerging from the West, emphasize Christian values and run off anyone who does not fit the new regime."},{"_id":"LJ5XBV2RGNAU3KX3CHTTF4RS3I","additional_properties":{"_id":1743625040218},"type":"text","content":"And, perhaps you think that’s a good thing. 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Yadegari and others have called it an indictment on the U.S. college admissions system, <a href=\"https://x.com/zach_yadegari/status/1907511557149569190\">claiming</a> that his stated rejection from every Ivy League university is evidence that colleges “prioritize diversity over merit.” Others online have critiqued his credentials and the admissions essay he posted online."},{"_id":"6WSHZK3YK5DMFGMQDCHJEU62S4","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801109},"type":"text","content":"“I am getting a crazy amount of hate right now on Twitter,” Yadegari said in a 14-minute <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMra4R-CrLU\">video</a> he uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday evening. “Everyone is scrutinizing and ripping apart my (admissions) essay to complete shreds.”"},{"_id":"XFSBTCS4WBDA5DLE3VXMPJ3JUU","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801110},"type":"text","content":"According to his video, he expected the Twitter post would get 1 million views. As of Thursday afternoon, it’s been viewed 26 million times. Yadegari did not respond to requests for comment, but he apparently took measures to help the post get traction. He said in the video,<b> </b>for instance, that<b> </b>he didn’t include that he was also accepted by Emory University, “because I wanted to make it look worse than it was to get more views.”"},{"_id":"Y4B2QYY2F5FPNOUIYL3CHW3LZ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801111},"type":"text","content":"Emory did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and<b> </b>Georgia Tech could not confirm that Yadegari was admitted, citing privacy issues. Yadegari said he doesn’t plan to attend either of the Atlanta schools. He did visit Georgia Tech, he said in the video, and found that while the people there were “really cool, really smart … there were zero attractive girls and that is a huge thing for me because I’m really just going to college for the social life.”"},{"_id":"CD5RYO7525E6DFUWLSPCZM5ODM","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801112},"type":"text","content":"In a follow-up post, Yadegari shared a document he titled “An open letter to admission offices.” Accusing schools of “social engineering,” he argued that the college system is “working exactly as designed.” Fit with President Donald Trump’s style of letterhead, the document is titled, “Make admissions fair again!”"},{"_id":"GVGNEKGK4VFNZMWB26UU4VY4QA","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801113},"type":"text","content":"He branded it that way to help it go viral, he said on YouTube, before saying it wasn’t meant to be a political statement."},{"_id":"WGK52FI2PRB6PAQEP5DWUHXDLY","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801114},"type":"text","content":"“I definitely think that taking this opportunity of spotlight and using it for something good like reforming the admissions systems to make them more meritocratic would be amazing,” he said."},{"_id":"K3WDTPWDO5CGBNVZEJPL6JNQ3A","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801115},"type":"text","content":"The college application process can be extremely competitive, particularly for Ivy League schools."},{"_id":"R3HWKPGHCZGQTMV4W4BTBJTCZM","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801116},"type":"text","content":"“Most Ivy League schools can fill their freshman class five to six times over with students who have perfect GPA’s and near-perfect ACT or SAT scores,” said Dan Lee, co-founder of Solomon Admissions Consulting based in New York City. Yadegari’s score of 34 on the ACT is below the 25th percentile for admitted applicants at most top 10 schools, Lee noted."},{"_id":"2TDOB4KJTFCU7P6P24UX26JCUI","additional_properties":{"_id":1743717620555},"type":"text","content":"It’s also tough to get accepted to some of Georgia’s top universities. The average GPA for this year’s freshman class at Georgia Tech was 4.1, with average ACT and SAT scores of 32 and 1441, respectively. The average GPA for last fall’s first-year students at the University of Georgia was 4.19."},{"_id":"M5I7XAN2CNGK3JKVHTMYJMFGC4","additional_properties":{"_id":1743717620556},"type":"text","content":"But schools look at more than numbers, experts say. Many top schools use a metric called “intellectual vitality,” which Lee said is meant to measure a student’s love for learning outside the classroom."},{"_id":"2SXQND4V5NCKJMB6NENFJPSFU4","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801118},"type":"text","content":"“What most students don’t understand is that top schools don’t have a metric for entrepreneurship,” he said, adding that many don’t have undergraduate business majors. “So it’s actually very common for students who founded very successful businesses in high school to not to get into any top schools.”"},{"_id":"5HJAQKF2HJDBVGGOJYBAYNHA2E","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801119},"type":"text","content":"“They’re not necessarily looking for people who are going to make a ton of money. These are academic institutions and they’re admitting students who are going to achieve at a very high level academically,” he said."},{"_id":"5DC26TCFLBEW7EUIRAP2QTVZGY","additional_properties":{"_id":1743724947796},"type":"text","content":"Getting a patent, for example, shows intellectual vitality. But doing what Yadegari has done – co-founding Cal AI, an app that uses artificial intelligence to measure calories – isn’t something that a lot of schools are looking for."},{"_id":"VBUZ7A2ANRAATLPFOZN7K6D7IM","additional_properties":{"_id":1743714801121},"type":"text","content":"“My definition of a great resume is a resume that’s tailored to what these top schools are looking for. 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Atlanta is also one of the top spring break destinations for travelers in the U.S., behind only Florida’s Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. And, road trips are one of the most popular type of trips<b> </b>being planned."},{"_id":"AEZ7S6OTDND7BDJXH6STG3BCUE","additional_properties":{"_id":"5XM64AZRJBHMDLFSLWE3W4UUA4"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Atlanta physician shares the do’s and don’ts of water safety this spring break","url":"https://www.ajc.com/2025/03/atlanta-physician-shares-the-dos-and-donts-of-water-safety-this-spring-break/"},{"_id":"5S4JKMKBZFCRLNCDPTTC4FZVBM","additional_properties":{"_id":1743692178065},"type":"text","content":"All that together could mean trouble for the already busy roads in metro Atlanta."},{"_id":"KSGIJOF2FJDM5CIDBWBAEFEQC4","additional_properties":{"_id":1743692178066},"type":"text","content":"Before you get anywhere near the Downtown Connector, check <a href=\"https://511ga.org/map\" target=\"_blank\">511 Georgia</a>. 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Kids ages 4 and up of all skill levels are welcome. Local <a href=\"https://ymcaatlanta.org/camp/day-camp?utm_source=Search&utm_medium=ResponsiveAd&utm_campaign=DayCamps2025&utm_content=Mx2&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwy46_BhDOARIsAIvmcwOTkOjxWD3YBKCcCtV3XG0hpUtn9HLbOXqQCOJh5_WD8_TT3mmAGi0aAmeDEALw_wcB\">YMCAs</a> also offer traditional and specialty camps during spring break. Pick from cooking, basketball, drama or many other activities. 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The in-between phase of parenting is just as awkward as the adolescent themselves; it’s connecting deeply with them, sharing yourself, listening to their perspective, and guiding them along a framework of boundaries and expectations."},{"_id":"KAM26WIBWVFZHLZMVMS66GGYXQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201655},"type":"text","content":"Too many parents have stopped growing with their children. Just because they don’t need you to wipe their bottoms, tie their shoes or cut their grapes it doesn’t mean they don’t desperately need you to be the parent. We can’t clock out and be besties with our 15-year-olds."},{"_id":"3WHPYLQFWNGIXEFHJOR4PCYOVU","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201656},"type":"text","content":"<b>Which leads to the second point, our cultural perspective on adolescence is exposed.</b>"},{"_id":"U27LQHDE6VC63EVAWTPCVBGCNU","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201657},"type":"text","content":"Adults often are tempted to pity this generation of kids, the faults, weaknesses and characteristics, finding them utterly lacking. (Cue the ominous and foreboding music.) Mental health crises, gender dysphoria, teen gun violence, onslaught of social media pressures, cyberbullying, teen suicide and self-harm rates. With great cynicism adults view it ‘harder’ to grow up now. The skeptic says that the younger generation is doomed with <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.menshealth.com/uk/mental-strength/a64294507/teenage-boys-in-crisis-adolescence/__;!!JZyed81S!haiIiKD5M63jsfGehvRh33Y5gzy-KM0AidWp08JxNS3uULaupmrQwg23ISu_ZOvCzS3Cnr5exs65fQGelVWbwg$\">teenage boys in crisis</a> or <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0213-yrbs.html__;!!JZyed81S!haiIiKD5M63jsfGehvRh33Y5gzy-KM0AidWp08JxNS3uULaupmrQwg23ISu_ZOvCzS3Cnr5exs65fQFPk644Yw$\">teenage girls in crisis</a> or even what some are saying <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/opinion/surgeon-general-stress-parents.html__;!!JZyed81S!haiIiKD5M63jsfGehvRh33Y5gzy-KM0AidWp08JxNS3uULaupmrQwg23ISu_ZOvCzS3Cnr5exs65fQEy3fGxyQ$\">parents in crisis</a>."},{"_id":"UCRJWK3Q6VBONHFD7DVMKN5WQQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201658},"type":"text","content":"While I agree unequivocally with identifying the struggles of teens, pitying adolescents will not help them, it only hurts them. There is an implied sentiment that adolescence is harder today than ever, but I question the validity of that complete thought. Yes, we have more lines in the diagnostic manual to describe it and more therapists to treat and diagnose the issues but is that it? What about adolescence during the Jim Crow South, the Cold War scare, post World War II and after Vietnam when fathers were killed or came back with severe PTSD, or the Great Depression when food was so scarce they were eating <a href=\"https://www.southernplate.com/water-pie-recipe-from-the-great-depression/\" target=\"_blank\">water pie</a> and <a href=\"https://www.growforagecookferment.com/dandelion-salad/\" target=\"_blank\">dandelion salad</a> (yes those are real). There are no glory days of parenting teens or being an adolescent, full stop."},{"_id":"BEJXZORZDJFT5BG7JCPBQFGMMY","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201659},"type":"text","content":"The problem with being in crisis mode all the time is that it can lead one to feel helpless, hopeless and overwhelmed; preventing rational thought and decision-making. This negative view of adolescence is not only pessimistic, it leads to fear-based parenting decisions. Let’s just keep the kids happy."},{"_id":"Q3BXZ3OT2NHJ5DT4HDQU3VPWFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201660},"type":"text","content":"But there is hope. Every generation has to decide if they will rise to the unique challenges in parenting and adolescence, not brushing them off or minimizing them. Beneath the veneer of hair products, colognes, sneaker brands and shimmer lotions young people are asking the same age old questions, much like Jamie in the show."},{"_id":"JBLM2SLHHJFUPO5SQUDLWLFVPI","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201662},"type":"text","content":"Do you like me? Am I worth it? Can I be loved for who I really am?"},{"_id":"YRCCJN4T7BCKJFDLW2ASGFVFIE","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201663},"type":"text","content":"Parents are here to say yes. Yes, I like you. Yes, you’re worth it. Yes, I love you for who you really are. In comparison to all these yeses, the no’s will diminish in focus. It’s difficult to say no and set boundaries, especially with an emotional, irrational, sullen or even hostile teen. However, this is part of the job of an adult in a relationship with an adolescent, with zero guardrails teens flail."},{"_id":"BWIJKLVAF5D6NASBI7RFJ62EYU","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201664},"type":"text","content":"Yes, adolescents are in crisis. They always have been. Always will be. It’s the job of the parents of adolescents to help them find their purpose, passion and people but also protect them from themselves. Yank the computer out of their bedroom, put restrictions on their social media, ban phones from the schoolhouse, keep guns out of their hands and reclaim some of the authority that we’ve given away just to make them happy."},{"_id":"LCOX54BHNZHLBL7VSSG7T7JAAI","additional_properties":{"_id":1743445201665},"type":"text","content":"After all, what if the thing that’s making them happy is hurting them?"},{"_id":"54KCH3KS55AP7LUJBQNITIQDO4","additional_properties":{"_id":1743465886253},"type":"text","content":"<i>Beth Collums is an Atlanta-based writer with a background as a child and family therapist. 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He knows girls who were upset to find themselves sexualized in comments on the app — an issue the Emory student noted is common on Emory’s Fizz as well."},{"_id":"7MJJLMBLA5HUFNJL35YQFYIGBQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741282021794},"type":"text","content":"But there is also another side to Fizz. At Oglethorpe, Kwon said, the app’s anonymity gives students a chance to form connections and community they never could offline. The student body, normally separated into athlete and nonathlete cliques, comes together on Fizz. 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However, by focusing on a child’s emotional as well as academic needs, Georgia can be in the top tiers of our nation’s schools.” </i><i>—</i><i> Pam McNall, CEO and founder of </i><a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://respectfulways.com/__;!!JZyed81S!nKrKyaAcsP-7dhK6ffrX4TDbkAq09PByBfBiw_6PvE-Bhn2xV8biAU0b2TsFlSVSkXQw-IxTqoxuVw784K9WjHs$\"><i><u>Respectful Ways</u></i></a>"},{"_id":"LQ4UGJ6XRRFL5PVCJRGDUKYJKI","additional_properties":{"_id":1742997832909},"type":"text","content":"Several <a href=\"https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile?sfj=NP&chort=1&sub=MAT&sj=&st=MN&year=2024R3\" target=\"_blank\">studies</a> have come out which have analyzed our national K-12 educational situation. 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But dismantling the department, he says, is akin to cutting off one’s legs, removing a speedometer from a car or taking apart the engine of a plane mid-flight. “The approach to improvement comes about by using a scalpel, not a butcher’s knife,” he said."},{"_id":"K4O5SKSYYJFWNNWWNGGESETOR4","additional_properties":{"_id":1742518563684},"type":"text","content":"The student performance data the order cites is from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Often referred to as the Nation’s Report Card, it is a congressionally mandated program conducted by the Department of Education. It is not clear if the department will continue to do so. That worries Mostaghimi and educators who have relied on the data for decades."},{"_id":"P6RHTXEXEFBITK25PAHCJ44U5Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1742512179141},"type":"text","content":"“Good decisions require that reliable, long-term information,” he said. “That’s not only going to be problematic for schools, but also for parents trying to figure out, like, ‘Hey, is the school system in Georgia doing well?’”"},{"_id":"X6ZEITDP6BDULI6C6FPJSDH46Q","additional_properties":{"_id":"346LWTA5KZBGLMWJ5IK2NV3TIE"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Georgia’s math and reading scores on ‘nation’s report card’ remain flat","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-students-reading-scores-on-the-nations-report-card-didnt-change-much-in-two-years/JZQ5YH5MVNGLTLX64W3MKYL3WI/"},{"_id":"XC33E4Y44NAZ3L7FGWEV4JZRJA","additional_properties":{"_id":1742512179142},"type":"text","content":"Uncertainty about what the order will mean puts superintendents in a difficult position. It’s the middle of budget season, and Mostaghimi said many are having to plan for multiple scenarios. What if federal funding is delayed? Or does not come through at all? How will localities supplement school safety funds, provide for students with disabilities or deliver any of the other services the department administers?"},{"level":3,"_id":"P6TP3IMYUZHINI3H5H6WKFRC4Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1742566324723},"type":"header","content":"Concerns for smaller and rural schools"},{"_id":"TPWNLXY56NDPXPNHHJCQOUFO4U","additional_properties":{"_id":1742512179144},"type":"text","content":"Poor and rural parts of Georgia could be especially at risk. State <a href=\"https://georgiainsights.gadoe.org/Dashboards/Pages/District-Financial-Information.aspx\">data</a> show that rural Clay County, for instance, receives 31% of its budget from federal sources, versus just 3% in metro Atlanta’s Forsyth County."},{"_id":"C5FORXTCH5H3LA74VWCAGT4XLU","additional_properties":{"_id":1742512179145},"type":"text","content":"Staci Fox thinks officially dissolving the department, which would require a vote from Congress, is a long shot. The president of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute notes that there are not enough Republicans in the U.S. Senate to meet the necessary 60-vote threshold."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"9b6f91692691cad144e57b3d145086563d0f5a2b15f4fb8a455999614df3a1a8"},"caption":"Staci Fox, president of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, thinks officially dissolving the education department is a long shot. 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The order notes that the department currently manages more than $1.6 trillion in student loan debt. While Leavitt said loan programs would continue to be administered by the department, the order says the department “is not a bank, and it must return bank functions to an entity equipped to serve America’s students.”"},{"_id":"RLC7W43TR5DEDFFE7E6OXG7SWY","additional_properties":{"_id":1742512179147},"type":"text","content":"If another agency takes over the debt, students might be late on their payments as they learn to navigate a new system. Fox said that would increase debt for a state that already has the highest student loan debt per borrower in the South. Beyond that, Fox said low-income students often attend smaller universities, and university funding in Georgia is tied to enrollment. If federal aid becomes harder to access, fewer low-income students will attend college, and as enrollment drops at smaller schools, so too will their state funding."},{"_id":"IV6SIRKQ7BD5PNGGBHALUJZU4I","additional_properties":{"_id":1742512179148},"type":"text","content":"“I worry really about some of these smaller schools around the state losing enrollment,” Fox said. “Are we unraveling access to higher education?”"},{"_id":"DJKI53G36ZB7DNIR4GC76H5NWM","additional_properties":{"_id":"PODMQOHVHREOVCR7L4CGUKXT44"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Chaos and confusion: Georgia universities face hard decisions amid federal cuts","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/chaos-and-confusion-georgia-universities-face-hard-decisions-amid-federal-cuts/RYCAFLRZH5FGXMVONLK2SVJ5JQ/"},{"level":3,"_id":"HBDUIDPTLJAJHGFAV7PPN3Z6WI","additional_properties":{"_id":1742566324731},"type":"header","content":"The view from the Gold Dome"},{"_id":"2ESQWPYZAZHV3PEGRI7U53GRSY","additional_properties":{"_id":1742521110583},"type":"text","content":"Meanwhile, Georgia Republican lawmakers have taken steps to ensure the state doesn’t face a cliff of sorts should the department shut down. Senate Bill 154, sponsored by Cornelia Republican Sen. Bo Hatchett, aims to ensure licensed professionals could keep working."},{"_id":"6ZJ4DXI6ZNBMHNYARVZRLPCFGE","additional_properties":{"_id":1742521110584},"type":"text","content":"In order to become a licensed professional in the state of Georgia, you have to graduate or complete a certain school that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, Hatchett noted."},{"_id":"4RKUCL64ORDHBEU4WYBB2QBRNE","additional_properties":{"_id":1742521110585},"type":"text","content":"The bill would shift the licensing responsibility to the state. Hatchett said it includes 25 professions that require licensure, including peace officers, social workers, marriage and family therapist and dental hygienists. The measure has passed the state Senate and has been approved by a House committee, but has not yet received a vote in the full House of Representatives."},{"_id":"LX5DWMJBS5EQFGGU6OCEERZWAU","additional_properties":{"_id":1742524032483},"type":"text","content":"A number of Republican governors attended Thursday’s signing. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was not among them, but expressed his support for the move on social media. “In Georgia, we’ve empowered parents, supported our teachers, and put students first,” he wrote, adding that the executive order “puts education back where it belongs: with the states.”"},{"_id":"6IA6BRGFAZDJHFE4TS526L2JDU","additional_properties":{"_id":1742521110586},"type":"text","content":"<i>Staff writer Martha Dalton contributed to this report.</i>"},{"_id":"TWPWTL5DKRAJTBWVGC6AFQSQNQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1742566324737},"type":"divider"},{"level":3,"_id":"LQPJOZTT5JDD7MP77RUSPTOPDY","additional_properties":{"_id":1742566324738},"type":"header","content":"Questions abound"},{"_id":"FA4FIB2XRJGKBG6HYIAVZ6ZSUM","additional_properties":{"_id":1742553056813},"type":"text","content":"President Donald Trump’s executive order answered some questions about the future of the U.S. Department of Education, but left several others unanswered. Here are some big picture questions."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"CX3XCPOCRFDKVMWKTNH4EPDFSA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"KWHVKUPUBFBLFBJM2MSCSMEK6E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>What immediate impact will this have on services? </b>The executive order says the department will continue “uninterrupted delivery of services.” However, that could be difficult after the recent decision to cut half its workforce. The order says the department will attempt to terminate any diversity, equity and inclusion programs and those promoting gender ideology. The administration has swiftly attempted to eliminate funding for such programs since Trump’s return to the White House."},{"_id":"LSU6AIN7WRFPZIZMETA6GW27KQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>What’s going to happen with student loans? </b>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that Pell grants and loans will still be administered by the department. Trump did not address student loans in his Thursday news conference, and the order says the responsibility should be given to “an entity equipped to serve America’s students.”"},{"_id":"2PREOS3CVBHTRCLNKNI5K6Y3RY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>What impact will this have on programs for students with disabilities? </b>Leavitt said the education department would continue oversight of the program<b> </b>which helps pay the cost of educating students with disabilities.<b> </b>Trump said special needs resources were among those that would be “preserved in full” and “redistributed to various other agencies and departments.”"}]},{"_id":"UU44YS5IFRBPFB2P5OPNCGRRNU","additional_properties":{"_id":1742566324741},"type":"divider"},{"level":3,"_id":"5PSATT7OYFGCJN7PFVTZ24SU4M","additional_properties":{"_id":1742566324742},"type":"header","content":"What they’re saying"},{"_id":"EA43QI3NBND7NHO37ULTVKAIVM","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533739},"type":"text","content":"Here’s some reaction from education organizations and policy experts about the executive order. Some of the responses have been edited for clarity and brevity."},{"_id":"4LODGHAI2BGQ3FDOW6UGIA2IKA","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533740},"type":"text","content":"<b>Lindsey Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation</b>: “Imparting education with Cabinet-level agency status has not led to education excellence. Since the Department’s creation in 1980, inflation-adjusted federal education spending has more than doubled, yet student learning outcomes have remained flat, achievement gaps have persisted, and college prices have soared.”"},{"_id":"CTMUMOLM4VDOJNGAUYSN2OWN24","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533741},"type":"text","content":"<b>American Association of State Colleges and Universities President Charles L. Welch</b>: “(W)e fundamentally disagree with the executive order. The administration should encourage Education Secretary Linda McMahon to work with key stakeholders in a nonpartisan approach to implement policies and strategies that further improve the nation’s elementary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions, not weaken them.”"},{"_id":"37LMUFU2J5C7XLPLHR4BSAWLPY","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533742},"type":"text","content":"<b>Center for Education Reform</b>: “Just as SpaceX transformed space travel when bureaucratic constraints were lifted, education can now be revolutionized by empowering those closest to students: parents and educators."},{"_id":"74D6WZWE5BHY7CPW763OGEGOCM","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533743},"type":"text","content":"“This Executive Order is not just a policy shift — it’s an opportunity to innovate and pursue policies that are both proven and as yet unknown but hold the potential to reshape education for generations to come.”"},{"_id":"3NXD4AWQBBDGJF5HAZG3QKENXI","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533744},"type":"text","content":"<b>Asian Americans Advancing Justice</b>: “The eradication of the Department of Education is a disgrace … This is especially concerning for students of low-income and marginalized backgrounds, including 2.7 million Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students who are often overlooked and discriminated against."},{"_id":"2EMFOJINJZHHLLDNJ5ABCXD52Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533745},"type":"text","content":"“The President’s attacks against public education do not serve anyone but the privileged few. It is an attempt to divide the country and suppress ideas he dislikes.”"},{"_id":"4HYZVC6AZBCLLJQL72F4ATGJI4","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533746},"type":"text","content":"<b>Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities President Mark Becker (He is the immediate past president of Georgia State University)</b>: “APLU welcomes the opportunity to work with Secretary McMahon and Congress on finding the right balance to ensure the U.S. Department of Education is a positive force for students, families, educators, institutions, and the nation. Refocusing the department on its core mission is necessary, but an overcorrection would harm the national interest.”"},{"_id":"CTMUMOLM4VDOJNGAUYSN2OWN24","additional_properties":{"_id":1742559533747},"type":"text","content":"<b>American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten</b>: “See you in court.”"}],"subheadlines":{"basic":""},"description":{"basic":"Although dissolving the U.S. Department of Education requires a vote from Congress, President Donald Trump's executive order requires the department to facilitate its closure."},"taxonomy":{"sections":[{"path":"/education","parent":{"default":"/"},"_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/","name":"Education","description":"School and education news from metro Atlanta and Georgia from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. including Atlanta Georgia schools: Atlanta, Gwinnett County Schools, Cobb County, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Buford, Marietta, Decatur, city of Atlanta schools","_id":"/education","additional_properties":{"original":{"parent":{"AmpNav":"/","default":"/","MainMenu2024":"/news","BottomNav":null,"TopNavRedesign":null,"SectionMap":"/","MainMenuRedesign2021":null,"TopNav":null,"ComposerNav":"/"},"site":{"section_comments_enabled":"Yes","site_description":"School and education news from metro Atlanta and Georgia from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. including Atlanta Georgia schools: Atlanta, Gwinnett County Schools, Cobb County, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Buford, Marietta, Decatur, city of Atlanta schools","site_title":"Atlanta Schools: Education and School News"},"navigation":{"nav_title":"Education"},"inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"Education","_id":"/education","ancestors":{"MainMenu2024":["/news","/"],"TopNavRedesign":[],"SectionMap":["/"],"MainMenuRedesign2021":[],"TopNav":[],"ComposerNav":["/"]},"order":{"AmpNav":1027,"default":1162,"MainMenu2024":2005,"SectionMap":1049,"ComposerNav":1002}}},"_website_section_id":"ajc./education","type":"section","version":"0.6.0"}],"primary_section":{"path":"/education","name":"Education"},"tags":[{"text":"georgia education"},{"text":"school-news.ajc"},{"text":"higher education"},{"text":"trump-administration"},{"text":"politics.ajc"},{"text":"RunAutoLink_EK7PHEZ52NDF5GUDQOHFZSQ4KA"}]},"related_content":{"redirect":[],"clonedChildren":[],"basic":[],"clonedFromParent":[]},"type":"story","promo_items":{"basic":{"auth":{"1":"eb4dad5594ded67757c7c06cf7e69101f1d4363f8f9c83b5bf0a81c5332e640b"},"credits":{},"subtitle":"Harmony Elementary First Day","width":6000,"caption":"Parents and students arrive for the first day of school at Harmony Elementary School in Buford on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. 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Though almost every state falls short of that standard, Georgia had one of the worst ratios in the country last school year: 1 for every 2,018 students, according to the association."},{"_id":"VCAGOBLRJBBIPL44TG7M36WIIU","additional_properties":{"_id":1742238922013},"type":"text","content":"“That’s really like a pie-in-the-sky dream,” Green said of the recommended ratio."},{"_id":"O2VFUCVJCBHHJP22ARRFUUREMQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1742417623404},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe title=\"Georgia student-to-psychologist ratio among worst in U.S.\" aria-label=\"Map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-TkCy1\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/TkCy1/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"621\" data-external=\"1\"></iframe><script type=\"text/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}}))}();\n<\/script>"},{"_id":"QHMUHJL34JH33CSF4TK3FYFXEQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1742238922012},"type":"text","content":"APS has doubled its number of school psychologists in the past five years, so its ratio is now roughly one psychologist for every 900 students. In DeKalb County, the ratio is roughly one psychologist for every 1,700 students — also an improvement over recent years."},{"_id":"NGFRLYGSPBGP7JYIQXLSCDI6WY","additional_properties":{"_id":1742238922015},"type":"text","content":"They could still use more help."},{"_id":"55VSI37HVVG67AKMD6MBY2SKCQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1742238922016},"type":"text","content":"“We have nearly 30 vacancies that we could hire right now for more school psychologists,” said Norman Sauce, the chief of student services in DeKalb schools. “We would welcome additional funding, but there’s more of a problem on the front end.”"},{"_id":"7TAEIRCWDVDAJFXFIXV5NXS55Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1742238922017},"type":"text","content":"School psychologists<b> </b>in Georgia<b> </b>are required to have an education specialist degree, which is just one level below a Ph.D. But there are only a few programs in Georgia that offer that degree program, and it’s hard to transfer credentials between states. It keeps the pool of job candidates small."},{"_id":"XAOTZIVKPZDZPNI24QFACSSIYY","additional_properties":{"_id":1742417623409},"type":"raw_html","content":"<CustomInfoBox id=\"TCSFZYTWDVCYPIIL7SGGNP4VZM\" />"},{"_id":"LRXET5VGEREFRKLB5FIF4UKNRQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1742238922018},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Lawmakers recently approved <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/81\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 81</a>, which<b> </b>will make it easier to hire out-of-state school psychologists. It now goes to Gov. Brian Kemp to sign into law. Green, who is also on the board for the Georgia Association of School Psychologists, said it could be “a game changer” for the state."},{"_id":"XJMLRB47CZAALPKGTCDJVJNPS4","additional_properties":{"_id":1742253827816},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Despite the hiring challenges, DeKalb County has recently worked through a backlog, which started during the COVID-19 pandemic, of hundreds of students who were waiting for psychological evaluations. It’s a process that can take more than 10 hours of student testing and observation and can be initiated by school staff or requested by parents. 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He convinced other girls to share with him photos and videos of themselves, Gilmer County sheriff’s officials said. What the girls did not know is that he would allegedly use AI to convert their photos to child pornography that he circulated via the internet. Richardson was charged in January with multiple counts of sexual exploitation for possessing child pornography."},{"_id":"RXRL3YK5FNAIXFXQS6AOVNENLM","additional_properties":{"_id":1742308001462},"type":"text","content":"Richardson’s arrest is believed to be the first Georgia case of AI-created child pornography. The arrest confirms for Jones that a new law is needed specifically for this type of activity. “There’s already been one case and it’s just a matter of time before others. 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Though temporarily removed, Richardson was reinstated to his route and serving the high school because Pepsi was “having difficulty finding other drivers in the area,” according to the lawsuit."},{"_id":"HAKSRXGWTBFTDK37YKJO6EA5XY","additional_properties":{"_id":1742412209254},"type":"text","content":"After being reported again in December, Richardson was fired from the company and is currently in jail on multiple counts of sexual exploitation. He was not employed by the district but was given an access badge to freely enter the high school and middle school. Gilmer County Charter Schools Superintendent H. 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In support of families statewide, we are proud to announce that the <a href=\"https://georgiareads.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia Reads initiative</a> has awarded $25,000 to <a href=\"https://georgiareads.org/georgia-reads-communities/\" target=\"_blank\">10 communities</a> to boost their local literacy efforts."},{"_id":"J2DLYQNXFZBTPG3LUFO3FX5AOE","additional_properties":{"_id":1742235531575},"type":"text","content":"We plan to visit each of these Georgia Reads communities to celebrate their exceptional work. However, these 10 are just the starting lineup. Every community in Georgia must participate in enhancing literacy."},{"_id":"B2STEDPSKVAXFFS2J4SNIOIOLE","additional_properties":{"_id":1742210982085},"type":"text","content":"We invite you to join our Georgia Reads team. 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And so when you think about artificial intelligence, for instance, or you think about what’s happening in technology … we know that we have a responsibility to be preparing students to go out and be globally competitive. So it’s not that we’re putting away the things that make us better. But it is this reality that to do this work really well, there’s some tried and true pillars that make a marked difference."},{"_id":"PGDUCP27Z5HG5I34CWFKBWEPEE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741986298300},"type":"text","content":"<b>Q: (</b><a href=\"https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/73254\" target=\"_blank\"><b>In your video</b></a><b>), you mention that just 36% of APS third graders scored “proficient” or higher on the 2024 state test in English/Language Arts. Subgroups — such as economically disadvantaged students, Black students and English language learners — fared worse (19%, 23% and 23% respectively). 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There are also things that are happening outside of the school that are really important. Alonzo Crim talked about a ‘community of believers.’ When you think about (a) community of believers, it’s all folks that are within that community locking arms to help us move student achievement forward."},{"_id":"57MY7KCS45EZVBDPMYZUKVFALQ","additional_properties":{"_id":"PGDX7O5ZN5DR7MMUNNSGKHMYRM"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Atlanta tops the nation with major 4th grade reading gains. 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Are staff cuts coming?</b>"},{"_id":"GF4YYFGHVBF5PG4ZPHD3ZIGETU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741986298303},"type":"text","content":"<b>A:</b> At what level?"},{"_id":"BMPPT7D4N5DNBGE5PPOQZ5NBMY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741986298304},"type":"text","content":"<b>Q: The school level.</b>"},{"_id":"NXIOW2REP5B6TN3QFXIGUUDS2I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741986298305},"type":"text","content":"<b>A:</b> Not so much at the school level. Everybody’s grappling with the 11% (<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/5-takeaways-from-initial-atlanta-public-schools-budget-plan/C4OB62NZFZDVFLP4PXX3JEUEG4/\" target=\"_blank\">teacher salary) increase</a>. Once you do it, you’ve got to fund it perpetually. So that’s something that I think schools are trying to work into their budgets. This past budget cycle, the district office grew by $100 million. Now that’s not all … people. Frankly speaking, there are some opportunities to drive some efficiency and effectiveness. The district office is a support center and if those who we are supporting don’t feel the support, then we’re not living out our charge. So I think we have an opportunity to really streamline, become more efficient, become more effective, and at the end of the day, we want to drive as many resources to the schools as we possibly can."},{"_id":"B7MIL4WARBCHLE65JOYJR3UDBI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741986298306},"type":"text","content":"<b>Q: You also mentioned in your address that by 2030 you would like … for APS to be able to offer an average teacher salary of $100,000. So tell me about that because you mentioned the district is having a hard time keeping up with the 11% pay increase.</b>"},{"_id":"SO54476R7FDMXC2FAMRB5NGY6I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741986298307},"type":"text","content":"<b>A:</b> But we can (keep up with the increase). 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Here are a few."},{"level":3,"_id":"PMAAOL5ZQNFKBJL5UW7ENM26VU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741723396087},"type":"header","content":"Lack of transparency and community involvement"},{"_id":"G45DJC2FFRHFJO3JCPFFFEIN5U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741655494191},"type":"text","content":"While we acknowledge the inherent complexities of a presidential selection process, it is deeply troubling that this search was marred by the lack of transparency and insufficient engagement from key stakeholders: ASU’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader Albany community. These constituencies deserved more than a peripheral role in a decision of such profound consequence for the future of our institution."},{"_id":"BPLAGB4SJJANBCRPP5OLQP5CMU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741655494192},"type":"text","content":"The Board of Regents should uphold the highest standards of openness, inclusivity and consistency in its governance processes. However, the lack of transparency in this search process raises significant concerns. We are aware of five highly qualified candidates who, in confidence, disclosed that they were not even granted an interview, calling into question the fairness and breadth of consideration given during the selection. This lack of openness compromised the validity of the search committee process. Regrettably, this search was shrouded in secrecy, which fostered frustration and eroded trust among ASU’s diverse stakeholders. Furthermore, it was particularly disappointing that our national alumni association president, Sharmagne Goff, seemed to not be privy to insights regarding the presidential search."},{"level":3,"_id":"5HWQOHXIQVC3LLENLTS3ZQJDRM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741723396090},"type":"header","content":"Expectations for ASU’s future"},{"_id":"6VWU2ZBMV5HFVJNQEANZRIYP74","additional_properties":{"_id":1741655494194},"type":"text","content":"As ASU embarks on this new era, it is imperative that its leadership prioritizes academic excellence, student success and institutional advancement. The university’s future hinges on a holistic strategy that strengthens student retention and graduation rates, expands degree offerings and fortifies financial sustainability. The future of ASU depends on President Scott being a visionary, transformative and strategic leader capable of executing the necessary tasks in these crucial areas."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"FOYPACI5UFHX5O6FXO6BYEF6WE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"6VASRHGSNNCWZKUI2LHQS5TB24","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Enhancing graduation and retention rates: Scott must elevate ASU’s graduation and retention rates by strengthening faculty collaborations, bolstering student support and instituting robust mentorship programs. A well-integrated academic and social support system will be key to students’ academic journey completion."},{"_id":"BO5NTY6TJJHHRLRJNM2AI3WPPA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Expanding and innovating degree offerings: ASU’s future depends on modernizing its academic programs to meet emerging workforce demands. 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The district could still move forward with the modernization at the current site, which could cost up to $100 million, and could possibly add capacity for up to 1,600<b> </b>students there for an estimated $125 million. (The current enrollment is about 1,470 students, according to state data.) 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He added that if the approved $50 million was enough to modernize the school, they would have done it."},{"_id":"ZSYVHDK5EJA4XG5BKYEUEPOT5I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741654966045},"type":"text","content":"The district <a href=\"https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4054&AID=1753471&MID=123430\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=4054&AID=1753471&MID=123430\">already spent</a> $350,000 for the same company, Manley Spangler Smith Architects — PBK Architects, to create a <a href=\"https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org//documents/capital-improvement-program/projects-by-school/Project%20Updates%20By%20School%20and%20Facility/High%20Schools/Druid%20Hills%20High/202319%20DHHS%20Modernization%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20V1%2020240306_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">conceptual design</a> for the modernization on the current site."},{"_id":"GRHLZLPCIBGINOIZU6KJTJNJEY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741654966046},"type":"text","content":"The new designs are expected to be ready over the summer, Hofstetter said."},{"_id":"YXGQLNVY5VDJDMZW3AD56WZIQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741654966036},"type":"text","content":"The district intended to use sales tax money to fund the Druid Hills High construction, but will not have enough money in the current cycle, which ends in 2027, for it."},{"_id":"A4FMU6WNPJBKJLT55Q4RMCAJZI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741699465636},"type":"text","content":"The board also gave the final nod of approval for the replacement of Cross Keys High School, after some concerns about funding. It will cost roughly another $100 million to finish <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/some-dekalb-school-construction-projects-move-forward-others-cut/PTWPUCZ5MVAJXEVF3ZIZBVWKPE/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/some-dekalb-school-construction-projects-move-forward-others-cut/PTWPUCZ5MVAJXEVF3ZIZBVWKPE/\">replacing</a> the Atlanta school, bringing the total to $148 million. The district will use extra sales tax funding to cover it. In 2022, the district’s comprehensive master plan <a href=\"https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/comprehensive-master-plan/files/2022/02/DeKalb-County-School-District-Comprehansive-Master-Plan-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/comprehensive-master-plan/files/2022/02/DeKalb-County-School-District-Comprehansive-Master-Plan-Final-Report.pdf\">estimated</a> the Cross Keys High replacement would cost $75 million. 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