On Saturday, July 9, some 70 people gathered beneath the shady trees of the West Broad Market’s courtyard to stand up for public education. The event, organized by Athens for Everyone and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), served to kick off efforts by the local coalition—chaired by Bertis Downs, […]
Opportunity School District
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Athens for Everyone joins the Clarke County School Board, Superintendent Philip Lanoue, The Economic Justice Coalition, The Georgia Association of Educators, Concerned Black Clergy, the AFL-CIO, and other concerned organizations and community leaders in calling for voters to reject Nathan Deal’s so-called “Opportunity School District” amendment. This amendment is based […]
UPDATE: Amendment 1 was soundly defeated! Thank you all for your hard work! On November 8, Georgia voters will face a ballot initiative that will fundamentally alter the landscape of K-12 public education in Georgia. Governor Deal’s Opportunity School District proposal, packaged as the method par excellence to save “chronically […]