Tag: school
On and Off the Grid
Lately I get excited by small things, and I don’t know if that’s good or bad. I do know it wasn’t always this way. I used to be a pretty hard sell when it came to excitement. When I got my college degree, I didn’t even want to attend the graduation ceremony.
Note to DeKalb parents: Decatur schools are full
As the crisis in DeKalb County schools rages on, many parents are ready to bail. They haven’t given up on public education. They just want a district that works. DeKalb parents have been calling the tiny City of Decatur system, hoping for open spots.
The Big Break
The teachers began to notice him at the beginning of the 2010 school year, the stranger in a red pickup truck and lizard-skin boots.
Ride out the Great Recession by going back to college
College isn’t just for kids anymore. Atlanta’s unemployment rate passed the 10 percent mark last year. Once-popular professions and profitable industries have soured or dried up.