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A DeKalb parent asks school district's newly hired superintendent, Devon Horton, to focus on student achievement and not board politics.

The DeKalb County school board voted 6-1 Wednesday morning to hire current District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton to lead its Georgia district. Horton

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton will depart Evanston to lead Georgia’s Dekalb County School District after the DeKalb County Board of Education approved his appointment as their new superintendent Wednesday morning. The Atlanta-area school board named Horton as their finalist April 4. Following two weeks of public input, the board decided 6-1 in...

​​DeKalb County will soon have a new superintendent to take charge of the 92,000-student school district.

With current Superintendent Devon Horton set to take the helm of the DeKalb County School District in Georgia starting July 1, the Evanston/Skokie School

Cheryl Watson-Harris has a new job with a local nonprofit.

“The school district decimated the media center staffing — 15 years later, our staffing has not fully recovered,” Miriam Martin told the DeKalb County School Board at its April 17

The Board of Education has voted 6-1 to hire Dr. Devon Horton as the next superintendent for DeKalb County Schools.

The DeKalb County School Board voted to hire superintendent finalist Dr. Devon Horton during a specially called meeting on Wednesday, April 19. The board is still negotiating Horton's contract. 

The DeKalb County branch of the NAACP held a rally outside the DeKalb County School District building Monday evening calling for accountability as the district prepares to hire a new superintendent.