In this episode, I discuss the five (5) reasons why I believe the Atlanta Public Schools Board made the wrong decision by NOT renewing Dr. Meria Carstarphen's contract. Atlanta, Georgia is the largest majority black city among the seventeen cities with a population greater than 100,000 people. All of these cities (Atlanta, Augusta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Flint, Birmingham, Memphis, Montgomery, etc) are all suffering the same problem, Blacks have political power, but do not have the economic power to force or enforce the changes desperately needed the cities' poorest communities.

Dr. Meria Carstarphen understood this problem when she accepted the role of Superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools. When she arrived, APS was recovering from a district-wide cheating scandal and graduation rates were in the upper-fifties. By 2018, Dr. Carstarphen increased the graduation rate from 59.1% to 77% and 56 APS schools showed gains on the state's College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRF). Despite these gains, the APS Board decided not to renew Dr. Carstarphen's contract.

The learn the Five (5) reasons why I think the APS Board made the wrong decision by NOT renewing Dr. Carstarphen's contract, listen to Episode 16 - 5 Reasons Why The APS Board Got It Wrong By Not Renewing Dr. Carstarphen's Contract.

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Sources:
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/carstarphen-out-divided-board-doesn-detail-split-reasons/zpIswtZwn8CXGzYZgkc3gM/

https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/atlanta-board-chair-tensions-with-meria-carstarphen-escalated-behind-the-scenes/SNn958I2eITbulNi5Cd9RI/

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/09/09/atlanta-school-board-will-not-extend.html

https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/northside_sandy_springs/education/atlanta-public-schools-is-choosing-not-to-renew-carstarphen-s/article_2afab446-d349-11e9-b236-37a287d130ed.html

https://www.educationdive.com/news/why-is-atlanta-superintendents-future-uncertain/562143/