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Governor Deal put out a press release exclaiming victory in the court case against Gene Walker and the DeKalb School Board.  So far so good. Then we read this gem:After a federal judge today removed a stay on Gov. Nathan Deal’s decision to remove six members of the DeKalb County school board, the governor said the process he began last week will move forward. Deal also announced that the State Transportation Board member from the 4th Congressional District, Robert Brown of DeKalb County, will join Brad Bryant as a second liaison to the county’s school board to monitor progress.“Given the gravity of this situation, I greatly appreciate Robert Brown accepting my request to serve a
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Courtesy of the 'Victory in Every Classroom' newsletter, interim superintendent Michael Thurmond will host a series of meet and greet sessions for district employees.  I recall when his predecessor, Cheryl Atkinson, made her whirlwind "Hello" tour to meet and greet parents.  She and her security entourage made it out to Dunwoody High School one evening.  Total waste of time.  And speaking of Atkinson, she landed a nice job already - good thing because she was handed only $114,000 in 'go away' money from DeKalb taxpayers.  The meet and greets will take place on:  March 12 - 4:15-5:45 - Arabia Mountain High School Auditorium, 6610 Browns Mill Road, Lithonia
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A public forum for Dunwoody residents was held today with approximately 450 people in attendance.  This will go down as one of the best-attended public forums I've seen in Dunwoody.  The event was well organized, people were civil, questions were asked and answered.  Hats off to the organizers and participants.The meeting started off with an introduction of local celebrities.  City Council members (Nall, Shortal, Bonser, Heneghan, Thompson,  Deutsch) were all there, as well as State Representative Tom Taylor, State Senator Fran Millar, former school board member Jim Redovian, Brad Bryant (former State school Superintendent, who should have been DeKalb's interim Supe
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Kingswood United Methodist Church Sanctuary Sunday, March 3, 2013 4:00 - 5:00 pmDunwoody residents interested in improving the quality of education in Dunwoody schools will share information on accreditation, legislative efforts, alternatives to the current public school district, and potential actions. The presentation will feature representatives from city and state government, local public education advocates, and a discussion session for participants to share their ideas and concerns.   #####################################Thanks  to the people putting together this forum.  I am not sure the identities of all the people working on this particular forum, but I d
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An alert reader of the blog sent me a summary of the Charter Cluster Proposal. Charter Cluster Proposal – Executive SummaryThe problemLarge urban schools systems find it difficult to push accountability down to the school house level where real change is most effective.  Size, bureaucracy, and inertia make it difficult for large schools systems to react quickly and to tailor solutions to the needs of specific communities where performance gaps and improvement opportunities differ dramatically.Individual conversion charter schools have frequently failed to yield the level of independence and accountability needed to significantly improve the quality of education delivered to students.&n
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All across Dunwoody we have tweens, teens, and others practicing for the 1st Annual  WIGFIG-FART (When I'm Gone FarmHouser Invitational Gathering For All Residents Together)The event will be held on a make-shift stage in the middle of the WOVER (Womack Rd - Vermack Rd) intersection.  All proceeds go toward buying horses for the Donaldson Chesnut Bannister Spruill RedShirt non-working farm.  Practice up children and adults.  There will be three divisions: Youth, Old, Real Old.Here are some samples.  Our favorite is of course the boy in the last video.
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Event: James McCartneyVenue: Eddie's AtticStart: 5/31/2013 8:00:00 PMCategory: CONCERTS POP / ROCK
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UPDATE:Governor Deal agreed with the State Board of Education and removed six members of the school board. Many people are glad, but many people today realize their vote was taken away and has no value. Now we wait for two judges to weigh in.Whom the Governor appoints will be interesting. We know certain legislators have had his ear. So when the replacements are announced these names came not from Deal's Rolodex but from certain members of the DeKalb delegation. A nominating committee is said to be in the process of forming - their task is to name the replacements. I may as well submit my name. To whom do I send my résumé? UPDATENominating Committee is formed. No Dunwoody Chamber member
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