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Fulton school board votes to go charter

Fulton County parents may soon gain greater authority over how their neighborhood schools are run. The Fulton school board voted 7-0 to apply to the state to become a charter system, a change that could give the district the flexibility to bypass mandates some educators believe restrict classroom creativity.

APS training math, science teachers

Atlanta Public Schools has a plan for easing the shortage of math and science teachers -- create them.