WHAT:           State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join Derrick Boazman, former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendant Jerome Harris, DeKalb County Board Member Eugene Walker and other community activist for the, “Are our schools failing our children or are our children failing our schools” panel tomorrow. Participants will discuss the Atlanta Public Schools CRCT cheating scandal, vouchers, [...]

WHAT:           State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join the Grady Coalition for a candlelight vigil at Grady Hospital tonight.  August 31 marks the last day Grady Hospital will provide treatment for 40 patients.  Vigil participants will light candles in memory of those who have passed, and for the future fatalities that will occur due to [...]

By Chip Pearson
DAWSONVILLE (August 27, 2010) – When our country’s financial deficit reaches into the trillions, it’s hard to put such excessive government spending into perspective.  Here’s one way to look at it: in order to cover your share of the government’s spending, you would have to work an average of 231 days out of [...]

ATLANTA (August 26, 2010) – State Senate and House members are forming a legislative review committee in response to the DeKalb County school board’s changing leadership and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ (SACS) questions regarding the board’s practices.  Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) will co-chair the DeKalb School [...]

WHAT:           Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) and the Grady Coalition of Concerned Citizens will host a rally at Grady Hospital to protest the end of dialysis treatment for 40 patients.  These individuals will be forced to find alternative treatment facilities after Aug. 31. This rally marks the second day of events regarding the end of services [...]