Atlanta's Public High Schools Placed on Probation
Atlanta school board members, from left, Yolanda Johnson, Howard Grant, Reuben McDaniel, and Courtney English, watch Cecily Harsch-Kinnane, the vice chair of the board, speak to reporters after the accrediting group AdvancED placed the district's high schools on probation.
—David Goldman/AP
Accreding Group Cites a Breakdown in Board Leadership for the Move
An accrediting group placed Atlanta’s high schools on probation last week, saying in a report that the decision was driven by fierce infighting among the district’s board members and a...
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