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APN Interview with Valarie Wilson, Candidate for State School Superintendent

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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of Georgia’s 2014 Primary Elections, Atlanta Progressive News interviewed Valarie Wilson, candidate for the Democratic nomination for State School Superintendent.   Wilson brings to her candidacy over two decades of experience, both in the school system and in local municipalities.  Wilson has worked over twenty years in public service, advocating for families and […]

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Charter Schools Underperform in Georgia, US, despite Potential Brain Drain

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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — Georgia voters are currently being faced with a referendum on a possible constitutional amendment which claims as its goal to provide “for improving student achievement” by allowing a state-run commission to by-pass local school board decisions and State Board of Education decisions to approve charter schools that are not approved […]

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