STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- Two days after sending out teacher contracts for next year, DeKalb County Schools will hold a teacher career forum on Wednesday.

School leaders said they don't expect an unusual number of teacher transfers...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- The DeKalb County Board of Education voted to terminate their lawsuit against the Georgia State Board of Education during a board meeting Wednesday. 

Board members voted 9-0 in their first meeting as a newly...

Dunwoody, Ga. -- DeKalb school crossing guard Lorraine Knox relies on her tools and intuition to keep children safe at Chesnut Charter School in Dunwoody.

One morning last month, she could sense trouble when a driver ignored her....

ATLANTA -- Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday six names to replace six ousted DeKalb County School Board members. 

The new board members -- John Coleman, Michael Erwin, David Campbell, Joyce Morley, Karen Carter and Thaddeus Mayfield...

ATLANTA --  Governor Nathan Deal (R-Georgia) announced Tuesday that he will name replacements Wednesday morning for 6 DeKalb County School Board members he suspended on February 25th.

His office also released a list of 60 possible...

ATLANTA -- In a matter of days, more than 400 applicants for the DeKalb County School Board will be narrowed down to 12 finalists.

The six-person nominating panel conducted 60 interviews over the weekend and into Monday. The panel...

ATLANTA - Things got a little testy at the State Capitol on Monday after members of the NAACP and other civil rights groups sat down with Governor Nathan Deal (R-Georgia) over the DeKalb County School Board crisis.

They met behind...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - We've heard plenty from adults about the accreditation crisis facing DeKalb County's School system thanks to its dysfunctional school board.

But we hadn't heard much from the students who stand to lose the...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga -- Given the tumultuous state of Georgia's third largest school system, some might ask why anyone would want to be on the DeKalb County School Board.

The answer is 403 people.

That's right,...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Georgia Board of Education member Kenneth Mason admits he's a bit "overwhelmed".

As of Monday afternoon, 150 people had applied for six vacant seats on the DeKalb County School Board and the deadline for more...

DECATUR, Ga. -- A federal court judge ruled Monday afternoon that he does not have jurisdiction over the suit brought by members of the DeKalb County School Board.

They sued the state board of education and Gov. Nathan Deal over the...

ATLANTA, Ga. -- A federal judge in Atlanta promised Friday to rule quickly on whether Georgia's governor has the constitutional authority to remove elected school board members from office.

The DeKalb County School Board is suing the...

ATLANTA -- A federal court will hear arguments today on whether Governor Deal can remove DeKalb school board members from office.

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The Governor...