In her State of the District address Friday, Superintendent Meria Carstarphen said students in the Atlanta Public Schools have made gains, but there’s still room for improvement. Some students helped deliver part of her message through hip-hop and rap music. They entered the auditorium at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School singing “My Shot” from the Broadway musical “Hamilton.”
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The theme of Carstarphen’s address was “transformation.” That’s what she said she was hired to do: transform APS into a successful district. And she admitted it hasn’t been easy.
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