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Fulton County School Board continues to weigh future of two schools after key vote
The Fulton County School Board continues to weigh the future of two elementary schools after a vote Thursday night that keeps the process of closing them moving forward. The board voted to accept the ...
Parents urge Board of Education to save 2 Fulton County schools on the chopping block
“If we are educating young children there is no argument to close a school that is outperforming most schools in Fulton County,” Stephen Bell, another Spalding Drive parent, said. As for Parklane, ...
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Courts continue weighing Georgia's political maps, with potentially broad implications for Voting Rights Act
The long-running fight over Georgia's district lines for Congress and the state legislature could have broader implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act.
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Fulton County School Board votes 4-3 to move forward on Spalding Drive Elementary closure
Spalding Drive Elementary School in Sandy Springs is one of two Fulton County Elementary Schools facing possible closure.
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Georgia fights to restore maps found to dilute Black voting power
The plaintiffs in the case, including Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically Black fraternity active in civil rights causes, claimed the enacted maps diminished Black voting power by failing to ...
Georgia asks federal appeals court to tighten Voting Rights Act
The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act. The state asked a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to ...