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Old 04-23-2012, 06:49 AM
Status: "Pickleball-Free American" (set 2 days ago)
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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I remember when DeKalb was considered one of the top school systems in the country.
Indeed it was. Very few DeKalb parents opted for private education in the 60s and 70s...Jim Cherry was a marvelous Superintendant.
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Old 04-23-2012, 07:03 AM
 
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Indeed it was. Very few DeKalb parents opted for private education in the 60s and 70s...Jim Cherry was a marvelous Superintendant.
Sometimes it seems like our society is in a race for the bottom rather than the top.
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Old 04-23-2012, 08:05 AM
Status: "Pickleball-Free American" (set 2 days ago)
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Sometimes it seems like our society is in a race for the bottom rather than the top.
Testify, brother.
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Old 04-23-2012, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Gwinnett is helping the whole system.
wtf does that have to do with anything?
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Old 04-23-2012, 09:13 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Sometimes it seems like our society is in a race for the bottom rather than the top.
Well, it seems at first glace, at least to me, like the folks at "the top" seem to be sandbagging themselves up there at the expense of everyone else.

That said, not all school systems are headed downhill. There are the occasional financial difficulties, but Cobb seems fairly stable, for example.
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Old 04-23-2012, 10:01 PM
 
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That said, not all school systems are headed downhill. There are the occasional financial difficulties, but Cobb seems fairly stable, for example.
I've heard is doing well.

I was really thinking of DeKalb. At one point they were very highly ranked, but I'm not sure that's the case anymore.
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Old 04-26-2012, 04:58 PM
 
Location: Jupiter, FL
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Gwinnett is helping the whole system.
That is changing. Soon enough Gwinnett will be a big drag on the system.
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Old 04-26-2012, 08:17 PM
 
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That is changing. Soon enough Gwinnett will be a big drag on the system.
What is soon? 25-30 years from now. You sound mad,
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Old 04-26-2012, 11:04 PM
 
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Just curious. Is it a requirement for a city/county or a state or the USA to provide public school education to its residents?

What if a county decided not to run any public school?!

Just to know the facts. I am not suggesting anything.
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Old 04-27-2012, 04:20 AM
 
Location: East Side of ATL
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Just curious. Is it a requirement for a city/county or a state or the USA to provide public school education to its residents?

What if a county decided not to run any public school?!

Just to know the facts. I am not suggesting anything.
It is required by the GA Constitution.
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