Tag Archives: school funding

Shockingly, the DeKalb School District left over 300 state-funded teaching jobs on the plate

Posted on August 31, 2014 by

It’s true. DeKalb County Schools administrators left the opportunity — and the monies — to hire more than 300 additional state-funded teachers on the table. Here’s the scoop:  The state funds teaching positions earned by school districts according to a complicated … Continue reading →

Posted in Board of Education Meetings, DeKalb County, DeKalb County [GA] Board of Education, DeKalb County, Georgia, Education in the South, GA Legislature / Laws / O.C.G.A., Georgia Education, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 24 Comments

School Employees Who Don’t Teach

Posted on August 28, 2014 by

From the Fact Checker >> The National Center For Education Statistics released Back To School Statistics. From 1970 to 2010, in the United States student enrollment increased by a modest 7.8%, while the number of public-school teachers increased by 60%. … Continue reading →

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Something does not compute

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

Again and again, we are told that things are going so much better with Thurmond and the (mostly) Governor-appointed school board at the helm – and some things are better.  Our credit rating has greatly improved. We have been taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Board of Education Meetings, Budget Cuts, Charter School, DeKalb County [GA] Board of Education, DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb School Board Elections, Education in the South, Friends-and-Family, GA Legislature / Laws / O.C.G.A., SACS/Accreditation, School Funding, SPLOST IV, Stan Jester, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 50 Comments

The numbers tell the story

Posted on November 17, 2013 by

We downloaded the 2013 enrollment numbers for DeKalb from the state DOE’s website. This document lists enrollment and demographic data for each public school in DeKalb county. We simplified the chart to make it more readable and began to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget Cuts, Charter School, Georgia State Board of Education, SACS/Accreditation, School Closings / Redistricting, School Funding, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 46 Comments

Serious Concerns About Tonight’s Agenda

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

About the agenda for the March 20, 2013 (tonight) board meeting – we have some serious concerns. Looking at the reports, nothing much seems to have changed.  We are shocked that Michael Thurmond is not doing his job as superintendent … Continue reading →

Posted in Board of Education Meetings, DeKalb County [GA] Board of Education, DeKalb County, Georgia, Fraud & Corruption, Friends-and-Family, Jim McMahan, Michael Thurmond, School Construction, SPLOST IV, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 26 Comments