The Professional Association of Georgia Educators held a community meeting in Conyers Thursday night to discuss an upcoming ballot measure. Amendment One would let the state take over schools it considers “chronically failing.” About 60 people, mostly residents of Newton and Rockdale counties, filled the Discover Point Church.
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Most who attended the meeting seemed to oppose the plan, saying it would weaken communities’ control over local schools.
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