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Reception in Support of Nancy Jester - 12/2/2013
Join us: Honorable Eric Johnson, Brigadier General Denis Shortal, Dunwoody City Councilman, Senator Josh McKoon, Representative Tom Taylor, J. Max Davis, Mayor of Brookhaven, Bate Mattison, Brookhaven City Council Member and many more. Monday December 9, 2013. 5:00pm - 7:00pm @ Café Intermezzo 4505 Ashford-Dunwoody Road Read More >>

Campaign Kick-Off - 11/11/2013
Thank you to everyone who came out, called me, and sent me notes of support for my announcement today. Check out our photos from the event on Flickr. Tomorrow, I'll be in Smyrna at Rev Coffee Roasters at 10 a.m. hosting "Coffee Talk". A special thanks to Sen. McKoon (R-Columbus), Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody), Dunwoody Mayor Davis, Dunwoody Council Members Lynn Deutsch, Denny Shortal, and Doug Thompson, Brookhaven Council Members, Rebecca Chase Williams, Bates Mattison, and Joe Gebbia - I am honored that you were with me today. Read More >>

Join Me And Be The First To Know - 11/9/2013
Please join me for my campaign kick-off! Monday, November 11th, 3:30 p.m. Brook Run Park playground in Dunwoody Read More >>

Coffee Talk in Cobb - 11/6/2013
Join us at Rev Coffee Roasters in Smyrna Tuesday, November 12th @ 10 a.m. We will hear from Georgia State Rep. Ed Lindsey, and Georgia State Sen. Hunter Hill about their thoughts on education in Georgia and legislation in the upcoming legislative session in January. They are both strong advocates for children and taxpayers in Georgia. Coffee Talk with Nancy Jester will also host speakers from StudentsFirst, Georgia Center for Opportunity, Georgia Charter Schools Association, 100Dads, Cobb Preparatory Academy, and more! Read More >>

On the radio tomorrow and more... - 10/21/2013
Join me tomorrow at 9 a.m. on America's Web Radio to discuss all things Politics, Education and Propaganda (PEP)! On tomorrow's show, I'll interview Tanya Ditty, the State Director of Concerned Women of America about Common Core. Read More >>

Coffee Talk Tomorrow - 9am @ Sugar Shack in Brookhaven - 9/30/2013
Coffee Talk with Nancy and Friends. Please join us to discuss current topics in education at Sugar Shack in Brookhaven @ 9am tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1st. Read More >>

Coffee Talk - Tuesday, October 1st - 9/24/2013
Please join us to discuss current topics in education at Sugar Shack in Brookhaven @ 9am. Until Tuesday, here are some links/blogs to catch you up on DCSS, events, etc. Read More >>

Georgia will develop its own tests for Common Core. So, how will we know where we stand nationally? - 7/22/2013
I have a lot of questions about this breaking news from DOE but let me put the statement out there first: From DOE, State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge and Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Georgia is withdrawing from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test development consortium. Read More >>

Do City School Districts Perform Better? - 7/14/2013
With recent efforts to form new cities, talk of city/independent school districts and autonomous charter clusters, I decided to review the data on city districts in Georgia. My latest blog details my review and observations of the 21 city school districts in our state relative to the performance and demographics of the state as a whole and the county districts. Do city districts perform better than county districts? Read the blog to find out! Read More >>

Relinquish - 5/20/2013
Links to the FY14 draft budget documents and my thoughts on the budget. What should we look for in a new Superintendent? Think DeKalb is the only school district with interesting legal arrangements? Check out this story in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer about the Muscogee County School District. The Georgia Council for History Education (GCHE) & The Carter residential Library are hosting "The Making of the Constitution". Read More >>

Dual accreditation with the Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC) - 4/19/2013
Pursuant to state law (O.C.G.A. § 20-3-519) accreditation by SACS (AdvancEd) or The Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC) satisfies the HOPE scholarship eligibility requirements. Many DeKalb high school communities are asking the Superintendent for permission allowing their school to pursue GAC accreditation with the provision that the school community will pay for it. So, the budget impact to DeKalb is zero dollars. Read More >>

HB123(Parent and Teacher Empowerment Act) - 3/22/2013
Unfortunately, HB123 did not make it out of the Senate Education Committee. Recall that it did make it out of the House. It is disappointing that the Senate would not embrace this bill, empowering parents and teachers, as the House had done. I would like to commend Rep. Lindsey (R-Atlanta, District 54) for his leadership on this issue. Thank you, Rep. Lindsey, for your commitment to Georgia's children, parents and teachers. Read More >>

HB123(Parent and Teacher Empowerment Act) - 3/19/2013
Tomorrow this bill goes to the State Senate. Please contact the State Senate Education Committee and your State Senator and ask them to vote YES on HB123. Read More >>