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Ga. school board official quits after parking lot incident

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - A Bartow County school board member accused of striking a teenager with her SUV in a dispute over a Walmart parking space has resigned from the school board.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-01-04/ga-school-board-official-qui
Richmond County Board of Education plans forum against charter school amendment

...at least three additional forums across the city before Election Day, Pulliam said. A representative from the Georgia School Boards Association will also speak Oct. 4Because the wording of the ballot question might confuse some voters, Pulliam...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-09-26/richmond-county-board-edu
Forum speaker urges rejection of charter school amendment

...question for a constitutional amendment regarding charter schools looks like "motherhood and apple pie," said Georgia School Boards Association President Valarie Wilson.The preamble to the question states that the amendment "provides for improving...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-10-04/forum-speaker-urges-rejec
Charter amendment backers, foes agree it's about money, control

...while educating children for less cost than traditional schools.Opponents Valarie Wilson, the chairwoman of the Georgia School Boards Association, and Gwinnett County Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks said it would take control from locally elected...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2012-10-22/charter-amendment-backers-foes-agre
State unlikely to raise school taxes

...get more money' because I know the money is not there," said Angela Palm, a long-time lobbyist for the Georgia School Boards Association. "I don't see it happening."Polls consistently show that voters favor spending on education...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-09-10/state-unlikely-raise-sch
Weak tax collections busting some school districts

...out there that I hear rumors that are having a very difficult time," said Sis Henry, executive director of the Georgia School Boards Association.Those rumors suggest the number of systems bleeding red ink across their ledgers is increasing and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-09-16/weak-tax-collections-bust
School boards looking for other health plans

...around 12 percent.So far, no magic answer has materialized, according to Sis Henry, executive director of the Georgia School Boards Association."There has been talk about that, but to the my knowledge, there is no solution," she said.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-09-17/school-boards-looking-oth
Governor to remove south Ga. school board

ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal plans to remove the members of the troubled Miller County school board under a new law passed last year.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-05-01/governor-removed-south-ga-sc
School groups meeting with candidates

...seminars across the state for political candidates.The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education and the Georgia School Boards Association offer the half-day sessions and lunch for free. They were in Macon and Savannah last week. Next...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-06-18/school-groups-meeting-can
Richmond County school board members grade themselves

...members up-to-date with training and accreditation. Richmond County was designated a board of distinction by Georgia School Boards Association and holds a five-year accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.This...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2011-12-24/richmond-county-school-bo