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WATERLOO — The DeKalb Central school board Tuesday approved a new one-year teacher contract with the DeKalb Educators Association. The agreement runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

The county school board approved $41 million in incentive bonuses that will be distributed starting this semester.

The DeKalb County Board of Education voted at their regular meeting on April 18 to approve a substitution to replace a resolution to modernize Druid Hills High School.

Special ed teachers face unique challenges returning to classroom instruction during pandemic Some DeKalb County special education teachers are concerned about the coronavirus protocols with students not wearing masks. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County School Districts special education teachers returned to the classroom with other educators on Wednesday, after fighting unsuccessfully to continue teaching remotely. The districts campuses have been equipped with PPE, hand sanitizer stations, an...

UpdatedTue, Jan 12, 2021 at 12:32 pm ET Reply Students in DeKalb County School District will not return for in-person instruction until mid-February, the district announced Monday. (Shutterstock) DEKALB COUNTY, GA — Citing rising coronavirus cases in Georgia, DeKalb County School District will delay in-person learning, the district announced during Mondays school board meeting. Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris said during the meeting that the district will push back in-person learning by a...

Biden and Democrats rush to reopen schools in new year as COVID-19 death toll climbs Dozens of large urban school districts in the United States—from San Diego, Tacoma and Denver to Chicago, Atlanta and Washington DC—plan to restart in-person schooling in the opening weeks of the new year, even as health experts predict January will see a “surge on top of a surge” of the coronavirus pandemic, which has already claimed more than 340,000 US lives. December has been the deadliest month sin...

Educators say in-person instruction puts parenting-teachers in a bind Dozens line streets to protest DeKalb in-person learning Dozens of teachers and their supporters lined the entrance of the DeKalb School Board Headquarters to protest the decision to return to in-person instruction. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Dozens of teachers and their supporters lined the entrance of the DeKalb School Board Headquarters Tuesday hoping to change administrators minds and draw support from the community. "A lot of ...

DeKalb County teachers concerned about return to classroom plan Teachers concerned about return to classroom Some DeKalb County teachers are worried about returning to the classroom next year as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Georgia. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County school teacher Anwar White said he and many of his colleagues are frustrated and fearful about returning to school in January, especially since DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Cheryl Watson Harris has said for months the...