Atlanta
Report Shows Atlanta Teachers Cheated to Improve Test Scores
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has just released a report that named principals and teachers in Atlanta’s public schools who had been modifying tests and tampering with answers to improve results. Kim Severson of The New York Times, brings us the latest.
Census Reveals Great Reversal of ‘Great Migration’
The latest Census confirms that once-segregated Southern cities like Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Miami are luring African Americans from northern metro areas like New York and Chicago. Today, 57 percent of the nation’s black population now lives in the South, which is the highest it’s been since 1960. Why are we witnessing a Great Reversal of the […]
An Olympic Hurdle: Chattahoochee River Pollution
The Chattahoochee River runs through Atlanta, home of the forthcoming 1996 summer Olympic games. But the river that will be on display is subject to pollution from rapid development, and a deadline is fast approaching to reduce dumping; which could mean an end to the city’s swift growth. Gwendolyn Glenn reports on the rise of […]