1982-02-28
Article on the call for eliminating the high rate of school suspensions, as they actively tie into the incarceration rate of the state. 2 pages.
Race discrimination, African American students, African Americans--Education, Crime
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1969--02-11
A public information meeting in Atlanta, which was meant to be a presentation on the city's schools, turned into a heated debate between White and Black attendees on the commitment of school officials to improving education in economically deprived areas, with some speakers criticizing the quality of education in these areas and others endorsing the efforts of the school board to improve the situation. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Education, Voting, Race relations
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1969--02-10
The Atlanta Board of Education has finally agreed to discuss the Better Schools Atlanta report, which highlights shocking disparities in the city's school system, and this could signal the beginning of a real dialogue and citizen participation in the business of the schools. 1 page.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Education, African American students, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1969--01-07
The Atlanta School Board's choice of a successor to Mrs. Sara Mitchell was criticized by Negro leaders who warned of a possible boycott, while a church committee called for the resignation of Atlanta School Supt. John Letson and urged the board to obtain his resignation in order to replace him with an educator who will exhibit progressive leadership. 1 page.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Political participation, African Americans--Education
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1968-11-26
Newspaper article discussing the election of Edward L. Simon to Clark College's Board of Trustees as its chairman. Simon was the general auditor of Atlanta Life Insurance Company and was a Clark College alumnus. Four new members were also appointed to the board: Vernon Jordan, J. C. Daugherty, Major Jones, and Charles Kindelberger. Jordan was the director of Voter Education for the Southern Regional Council, Daugherty was a member of the Georgia legislature, Jones was the president of Gammon Theological Seminary, and Kindelberger was a professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 pages.
African Americans--Education, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges, African American leadership
Voter Education Project Organizational Records