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		<title>Sen. Fort and Other Legislators Hold Press Conference As Clock Begins Ticking on Atlanta School Board Removal Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (July 11, 2011) – Sen. Fort (D-Atlanta) will be hosting a press conference to speak out on the current situation involving the Atlanta Public School System.  Sen. Fort will discuss Senate Bill 79, which passed this past legislative session and allows Governor Nathan Deal to remove school board members. Concerned legislators and citizens alike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Fort Statement on Gov. Deal signing Atlanta School Board Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (April 20, 2011) – Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) made the following statement today regarding Governor Nathan Deal signing the Atlanta School Board bill:

“I am disappointed that the governor signed Senate Bill 79 into law. I believe the bill is legally tenuous in two ways. First, it violates the Voting Rights Act by nullifying tens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Fort and Members of Fulton County Senate Delegation to Host Press Conference on Atlanta Public Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (April 6, 2011) – Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will host a press conference tomorrow, April 7 along with Sens. Donzella James (D-College Park) and Horacena Tate (D-Atlanta) to comment on the status of the Atlanta Public Schools situation and the governor’s role in resolving the accreditation issue.
 
WHEN:           Thursday, April 7, 2011
                        10:00 a.m.
WHERE:        Coverdell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Fort Gives AdvancED an “F” for Biased Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (January 19, 2011) – Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) made the following statement today regarding AdvancED’s decision to put Atlanta Public Schools on probation:
“This is a political move by the accrediting agency, which produced a biased and vague report full of hearsay and unattributed quotes.  They spoke to people who are largely affiliated with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Vincent Fort to speak at Groundbreaking of New Atlanta Tech facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join faculty, staff and students at Atlanta Technical College Friday for the groundbreaking of their new on-campus Heath and Sciences building.  Fort played a key role in securing the $10 million to fund the new school, with will provide Atlanta Tech students new opportunities for career paths and certificate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Vincent Fort urges Georgia PSC to Conduct Statewide Study of Gas Pipeline Safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (Sept. 15, 2010) – State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) formally requested Wednesday that the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) conduct a comprehensive safety study of the state’s gas pipeline infrastructure.  In an official letter to Commissioner Chuck Eaton, Fort urged the PSC to undertake the study in the wake of last week’s tragic explosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Fort Participates in Education Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Fort and Grady Coalition to Host Candlelight Vigil for Former Grady Dialysis Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Fort and the Grady Coalition of Concerned Citizens to Hold Rally at Grady Hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer.kitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Fort Demands Atlanta Public School System Documents Be Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer.kitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (Aug. 18, 2010)-Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) made the following statement today regarding the CRCT testing scandal and the release of related documents:
 “The CRCT testing scandal has brought negativity to the students, teachers and administrators in the Atlanta Public School System.  I am demanding that Dr. Beverly Hall release all information regarding the investigation, and [...]]]></description>
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