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Mari Ann Roberts, Ph.D.

Emphasis on test scores is crippling education

by Mari Ann Roberts, Ph.D.

May 10, 2013 | 0

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While there are numerous systemic reasons for the massive education debt owed to students of color and low-income students in the U.S., what lies most heavily in my heart at this time are the reaso...

School accreditation, a necessary mark of distinction
School accreditation is an honor, a mark of distinction as well as an acknowledgment that the education offerings of a school, school system, college or university meet standards, benchmarks and pe...

Apr 19, 2013 | 0

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Participants in two South DeKalb town hall meetings in February said they want to end north-south racial divisions in the county. Is it a possible dream?

Open letter: Residents want new DeKalb conversation
Just four months into 2013, we’ve had a turbulent year already. The schools probation crisis, a newly appointed DeKalb School Board, a relentless cityhood movement and a shrinking tax base have cal...

Apr 19, 2013 | 7

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Atlanta scandal exposes dark deeds that hurt children
Now that the teachers, administrators and school superintendent that were involved in the Atlanta school system cheating scandal have been fingerprinted, pictures taken, and booked, let’s focus on ...

Apr 05, 2013 | 0

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A year later, Trayvon Martin tragedy still stings
One year later, the Trayvon Martin tragedy still stings – and some people are still throwing salt on the open wound. Last week, George Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman, posted a tweet comparin...

Apr 05, 2013 | 0

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Could CRCT test be culprit in Atlanta cheating scandal?
There seems to be a lot of commotion these days relative to the Atlanta Public Schools teachers and the administration who are being charged with allegedly changing CRCT scores. The media is capita...

Apr 05, 2013 | 0

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Will appointed leadership solve our problem?

by Viola Davis, RN, BSN

Mar 22, 2013 | 0

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It is no secret that we are strong supporters of local control. As taxpayers and voters, we have rights under the Constitution to have elected representation. DeKalb County has a responsibility to...

‘Bayard Rustin: An Unsung Hero for Equality’

by Benjamin Todd Jealous and Chad Griffin

Mar 22, 2013 | 0

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A decade before Rosa Parks’ arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus, police dragged Bayard Rustin off a bus in Tennessee for the same act of protest. When pressed about w...

Removing board members is not the democratic way

Mar 08, 2013 | 2

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Editor’s note: U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, who represents the 4th Congressional District, says Gov. Nathan Deal’s removal of the DeKalb School Board’s six longest-serving members is part of the assau...

Americans’ constitutional and civil rights at stake

by Dr. Eugene "Gene" Walker

Mar 08, 2013 | 0

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I am dismayed, but not deterred, following our setback in federal court Monday. I respectfully but wholeheartedly disagree with the judge’s decision, and I plan to continue to seek justice through ...

DeKalb School Board suspensions long overdue

Mar 01, 2013 | 0

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The governor has suspended six long-sitting DeKalb County School Board members, and it was long overdue. The problem does not come as a surprise. It is and has never been considered “rocket science...

Student failures support SACS findings

Why no bid for new city in South DeKalb

Let’s put an end to violence affecting teens

Thurmond is good school choice

Time to recall two board members

‘Redistricting plan’ for schools flawed, misguided

Biomass plant will add to pollution

RECENT BLOGS

The Dekalb County School System has lost its integrity by ArnoldButlerSr

Dec 17, 2012 | 0

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One of the main problems facing the Dekalb County School System is their lost of integrity. This has caused some of our so-called leaders to become dishonest, untruthful, unreliable, and down-right liars. Dishonesty is the most common downfall for most people. A lie will multiply ten times...

DeKalb Delegation Town Hall Meeting: Attendee "rip into" Rep. Mike Jacobs on the issue of MARTA by RNwhocares

Dec 17, 2012 | 0

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DeKalb Delegation Town Hall Meeting: Attendee “rip into” Rep. Mike Jacobs on the issue of MARTA By Viola Davis RN BSN with Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter The DeKalb County Delegation held its first of three town hall meetings Thursday, December 13 th at Cross Keys High School. Th...

From Strange to Bizarre by ArnoldButlerSr

Nov 30, 2012 | 0

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The DeKalb County school board has a couple of weeks to consider proposed changes to attendance lines, but members seemed ready Tuesday to toss one idea off the table within moments of hearing it. Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson presented a draft of her plan to merge some schools and expand...

If We Fail To Learn From The Past We Are Doomed To Repeat It... by ArnoldButlerSr

Nov 30, 2012 | 0

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Between 1994 and 1998, the DCSS put some staff through a doctoral program at Clark Atlanta University, though Atkinson acknowledges she has not investigated to see if that proved to be a worthwhile investment of taxpayer money. “To be honest, I have not drilled backwards,” she said. “I have so ...

Dr. Atkinson, School Board, What have you done for your teachers lately? by ArnoldButlerSr

Nov 24, 2012 | 1

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Grant will pay for 8 doctorates in DeKalb The DeKalb County School system is planning to send a handful of administrators back to college at taxpayer expense. The school district wants to use about $345,000 of its taxpayer-funded federal Race to the Top grant to put eight administra...

Black Friday…Sale or Trap? by ArnoldButlerSr

Nov 24, 2012 | 0

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Making a fool of oneself to save a few dollars is just not worth it. In order for one to operate on the lever of a fool, one must lower their dignity. Thousands of people across the USA participated in so-called Black Friday. These events are designed to clear its overstocked inventory an...

Family members add flavor to Thanksgiving…let them be themselves by ArnoldButlerSr

Nov 20, 2012 | 0

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Thanksgiving in my family has always been a great adventure. No year is celebrated exactly the same, but the cast of characters are always the same. There is my first cousin with her five destructive stair-stepped boys ages 6-10. They run around the house…in the house, break things while you ar...

Veteran Day Free Meals 2012 by RNwhocares

Nov 12, 2012 | 0

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Veteran Day Free Meals 2012 We want to inform the Veterans of the restaurants that are offering free meals in celebration of Veterans Day. As a Veteran, I plan to visit the Golden Corral’s 2012 Military Appreciation Monday “thank you” dinner on November 12 th from 4pm-9pm. The Golden Corra...

Nine Reasons why Mitt Romney lost the election by ArnoldButlerSr

Nov 07, 2012 | 1

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1. He was a flip-flopper. He said whatever a particular crowd wanted to hear without meaning a word of it. 2. He was a habitual liar. He told so many until he could not remember them all. 3. He was a carpet-bagger in the South. (GI) 4. He tried to portray himself as severely ...

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