Atlanta has been selected as one of the cities to receive a chunk of a $250 million initiative from Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. The money will assist new charter schools by providing low-interest loans in order to purchase and expand facilities. Good news for the burgeoning charter school scene in the Peach State, which is at the center of a fierce education debate. An assist from Walton sees Georgia charter schools RISING…
Dem lawmakers urge Kemp to return National Guard troops
A group of seven Democratic state lawmakers penned a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp, urging him to recall Georgia National Guard members stationed in Washington D.C. ahead of the holiday season. Georgia currently has the most guardsman of any state in D.C., some 516 in total, part of President Donald Trump’s mission to lower crime rates. Trump says he wants troops there through the end of his term in 2029, but pushback from lawmakers (and a new governor in January) could see their deployment DRIFTING…
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