New Georgia Department of Education stats show students are successfully finishing school at a higher rate than last year.
Check out Decatur's and Avondale Estates' most compelling stories of the week ... so far.
A seventh grade student at Cedar Grove Middle School suffered a broken nose in the fight.
The Decatur school is the only Georgia school to make the list.
David Dude has signed a three-year contract.
Early voting is already underway before election day on Nov. 3, and Patch wants to know how you stand on this issue.
Learn more about the proposed bond referendum on Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Decatur Rec Center.
Niche.com's list ranks school systems based on teaching statistics and ratings from students and parents.
Commuters throughout Decatur and Avondale Estates should be extra alert tomorrow morning.
The move came during Friday morning's specially called school board meeting.
Georgia Tech made it into the top 50.
They're hoping to get the $75 million bond on the Nov. 3 ballot.
The announcement came Tuesday morning.
The Decatur City School System has called another meeting for next Friday.
A bogus Facebook posting about a Black Panther invasion caused more than 500 middle Georgia students to miss school.
Paul Brown wants to create an after-school program at Avondale Elementary.
The tests as originally scheduled conflicted with Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, causing concern for some parents.
The candidate's platform includes fostering a positive relationship with the city commission and maintaining a talented and diverse staff.
The school district says that students who miss the tests can make them up at a later date, but some parents want the tests rescheduled.
See where the school ranked and how the annual Newsweek list is compiled.
Looking for the schedule of school open house events in Decatur-Avondale Estates, the first day of school, or supply lists? Here's the info.
Noel Maloof's successor at DHS has already been determined, though Maloof will stay at the school for a 'transition' period.
The system now has placed enough land under contract to build two schools to meet rising enrollment levels.
The city's more robust tax base may prompt City Schools of Decatur officials to reduce the millage rate and maintain the same funding level.
Outgoing superintendent Phyllis Edwards says she envisions both a K-3 and 4/5 grade academy sharing the same plot of land by 2018-19.
The school system has until the end of next March to close on the property, but likely needs voters to approve $75 million in bonds first.
Quentin Wright is accused of allowing students to use the closet next to his classroom as a place to have sex.
An online survey is currently available and public hearings on the qualities most desired in the new superintendent will begin soon.
A student's mother claims the teacher allowed students to have sex in his classroom's closet.
U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of the nation's high schools puts Decatur High School in good stead.
TNT Academy Principal Nancy Gordeuk blamed the devil for her outburst, but she was the one given walking papers on Thursday.
No students were at risk to exposure, health officials said, as the strain the elementary school teacher carried isn't very contagious.
U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of the nation's high schools puts Decatur High School in good stead within Georgia.
The big day for Decatur seniors is quickly approaching.
TNT Academy Principal Nancy Gordeuk blamed the devil for her outburst on Friday.
The affected schools in Chamblee and Dunwoody say they will remain open until their last students make it home safely.
The Decatur campus is one of 15 campuses nationwide being closed as part of a debt reduction effort.
Angela Flanagan allegedly altered wrong answers on students' CRCT scantrons in 2009.