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The meeting is at 7 p.m. at Tucker City Hall, located at 1975 Lakeside Pkwy, Suite 350. 

Tucker Mayor Frank Auman was set to hold a town hall on May 25 to discuss the city's proposed nondiscrimination ordinance. The town hall has been cancelled and will be rescheduled, a spokesperson for the city said on Thursday morning. 

The Tucker City Council meets May 8 and will hold a first read and public hearing about the nondiscrimination ordinance that's been discussed for years. 

During public comment at the Tucker City Council's April 24 meeting, several people spoke supporting the city passing a non-discrimination ordinance, which has been a matter for discussion in Tucker for some time.

Do you have opinions about who should be DeKalb County Schools' next superintendent? The school district says they want to hear them, but officials have delivered a mixed message about how the public can provide them. 

With thousands of tasks in the works, it’s difficult to track exactly how DeKalb County School District is organizing, prioritizing, and paying for projects – especially when the district has not fully migrated to one software system.

The DeKalb County School District is asking stakeholders for feedback about how to spend the next tranche of federal dollars on pandemic relief in education. This round is from the American Rescue Plan, and the district is distributing an online survey until Oct. 31. 

The data is in: the DeKalb County School District's 2022 graduation rate is the lowest in metro Atlanta. 

DeKalb County School Board members approved additional spending on Oct. 17 for schools overdue for repairs: Hawthorne Elementary near Northlake, Midvale Elementary in Tucker and Rock Chapel Elementary in Lithonia. Each school is already slated for millions in repairs to HVAC systems, roofing and fire safety tools. 

State Board of Education member Lisa Kinnemore is holding a public meeting for residents of the 4th Congressional District on Oct. 18, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Chamblee High School, 3688 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341.