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DeKalb County School District students earned 12% more passing AP exam scores in 2025-26, the latest academic gain for a district that includes Dunwoody and Chamblee high schools.
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DeKalb County School District students earned 12% more passing AP exam scores in 2025-26, the latest academic gain for a district that includes Dunwoody and Chamblee high schools.
DeKalb County School District students earned 12% more passing AP exam scores in 2025-26, the latest academic gain for a district that includes Dunwoody and Chamblee high schools.
Education
The DeKalb County School District opened a survey on Aug. 31 asking families how much instructional screen time on district-issued devices is appropriate, with responses accepted through Sept. 11.
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DeKalb County School District opened Engagement Session 1 of its Student Assignment Project, giving Dunwoody and Chamblee cluster families until Sept. 9 to participate through surveys, focus groups and a public comment session at Chamblee High School on Sept. 3.
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DeKalb Arts Academy, a K–8 magnet school in the DeKalb County School District, earned a national "Bright Spot" designation for third-grade reading from The 74, which analyzed more than 41,000 schools nationwide.
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DeKalb County School District is accepting nominations through Aug. 28 for a new advisory council specifically for parents of students with IEPs, Section 504 plans, and English learner services, giving Dunwoody and Brookhaven families a direct line to district leadership during redistricting.
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DeKalb County School District opened a two-week application window for Community Advisory Teams that will guide boundary decisions for overcrowded Chamblee and Dunwoody cluster schools as six new campuses open between 2027 and 2029.
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Oglethorpe University's men's soccer program earned the United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award for 2025-26 after posting a 3.17 team GPA, with 15 players making the SAA Academic Honor Roll.
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DeKalb County Schools physical education teacher Derrick Moore, 47, drowned Aug. 7 after rescuing a girl from a rip current in Myrtle Beach; the district deployed counselors to two schools as students and staff grieve in week two of the school year.
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A DeKalb County grand jury indicted former superintendent Devon Horton on a felony aggravated assault charge and two child cruelty counts stemming from a January domestic dispute, adding state charges to the federal fraud case that ended his tenure leading the 93,000-student district.
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DeKalb County School District's English Learner Department is launching a free virtual International Parent Engagement Series starting Tuesday, Aug. 25, with sessions continuing on Tuesdays throughout the school year to help multilingual families support student success.
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DeKalb County Schools is deploying 75 grant-funded electric school buses by the end of August 2026, creating Georgia's largest electric school bus fleet and saving roughly $15 per day per bus in fuel costs that the district says will be redirected to student resources.
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A fallen tree knocked out power at Sagamore Hills Elementary on the first day of the DeKalb County School District's 2026-27 year, forcing students to relocate to Lakeside High School for the morning while Georgia Power crews worked to restore electricity.
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The DeKalb County School Board is pausing bus purchases, fire alarm upgrades, and more than $119 million in other capital projects after a four-year tax filing error forced the district to repay roughly $12 million to Decatur and Atlanta Public Schools, with the freeze taking effect days before the Monday, Aug. 3 first day of school.
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