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isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Did anyone else read the New York Times article this past Sunday about the Jonesboro, Georgia teacher who is letting her students pick the books they read in class &#8211; within certain limits &#8211; instead of assigning the standardized classics? It&#8217;s an article that gets to the heart of many recent conversations about the importance [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/09/01/make-em-read-the-classics/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CSD Opening Day</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/08/06/csd-opening-day/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/08/06/csd-opening-day/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:34:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Billingsley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city schools of decatur]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[DHS teacher Chris Billingsley continues to provide us with great coverage from CSD events.  Here&#8217;s a report and some pics from CSD&#8217;s recent opening day ceremonies at Agnes Scott. In her remarks, Dr. Edwards urged us to fight for excellence in our schools and public education. Our motivational speaker was Mr. Murray Banks, former teacher, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/08/06/csd-opening-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CSD Board Votes Unanimously For Option #13</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/10/csd-board-votes-unanimously-for-option-13/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/10/csd-board-votes-unanimously-for-option-13/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:45:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[30030]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city schools of decatur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[City Schools of Decatur reconfiguration]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[CSD Mom&#8217;s blog quotes a message posted on the CSDparents Yahoo Group site from Don Calder that reports the CSD Board voted unanimously in favor of Option 13 last night regarding reconfiguration options.  No real surprise there. According to the note, Edwards also addressed concerns about leaving Westchester vacant for the time being, explaining that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/10/csd-board-votes-unanimously-for-option-13/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CSD Legislative Forum &#8211; Tomorrow Night 6:30p</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/25/csd-legislative-forum-tomorrow-night-630p/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/25/csd-legislative-forum-tomorrow-night-630p/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:40:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[30030]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city schools of decatur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia education cuts]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hildreth forwards this note from the City Schools of Decatur&#8230; In an effort to inform our CSD parents and community of the discussions related to impending legislation, City Schools of Decatur will be hosting a legislative forum on Thursday, February 26, 2009. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Central Office at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/25/csd-legislative-forum-tomorrow-night-630p/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CSD Budget Cuts Focus on Layoffs</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/01/12/csd-budget-cuts-focus-on-layoffs/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/01/12/csd-budget-cuts-focus-on-layoffs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:35:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[30030]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city schools of decatur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSD budget]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Like there wasn&#8217;t already ENOUGH being presented and voted on at tomorrow&#8217;s CSD Board of Ed meeting! (Westchester &#8211; 6:30p). According to this recent AJC article, the superintendent&#8217;s proposed budget cuts for the 2009-10 school year focus mainly on jobs &#8220;by not hiring, by attrition or by eliminating part-time positions which are typically filled by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/01/12/csd-budget-cuts-focus-on-layoffs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Decatur and Marietta Don&#039;t Budge On Charter Applications</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/06/04/decatur-and-marietta-dont-budge-on-charter-applications/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/06/04/decatur-and-marietta-dont-budge-on-charter-applications/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:00:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[30030]]></category> <category><![CDATA[decatur charter schools]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marietta charter schools]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[After the state board of ed tabled all the significant charter apps last month (sorry Warren County) due to concerns about leadership, Decatur and Marietta didn&#8217;t go back to the drawing board, according to the AJC. Instead of caving to criticism that the applications didn&#8217;t go far enough to remove the superintendent and school board [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/06/04/decatur-and-marietta-dont-budge-on-charter-applications/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CSD Meetings on 5% Property Tax Increase Tomorrow</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/06/01/cds-meetings-on-5-property-tax-increase-tomorrow/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/06/01/cds-meetings-on-5-property-tax-increase-tomorrow/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:29:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city schools of decatur]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Remember this recent tax hike post that talked about CDS CSD (sorry, I&#8217;m a bit dyslexic) raising the millage rate by a point to hire additional staff/faculty? Well, get ready to be heard. Shawn points out that public hearings on the proposed increase will take place at Westchester on Monday June 2nd at 9a and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/06/01/cds-meetings-on-5-property-tax-increase-tomorrow/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Upset!  Decatur Charter App Gets Tabled Due To Leadership Issues</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/05/21/upset-decatur-charter-app-gets-tabled-due-to-leadership-issues/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/05/21/upset-decatur-charter-app-gets-tabled-due-to-leadership-issues/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 13:39:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[30030]]></category> <category><![CDATA[decatur charter schools]]></category> <category><![CDATA[georgia charter schools]]></category> <category><![CDATA[warren county charter]]></category><guid
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