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Newton County Schools superintendent touts gains, warns of funding squeeze
Summary
Superintendent Duke Bradley told the county board that Newton County Schools has improved reading and math proficiency, expanded AP and dual-enrollment opportunities and maintained graduation rates above 90 percent, but warned that lowered millage and recent state tax actions have created a roughly $19 million revenue pressure the district must manage.
Duke Bradley, superintendent of Newton County Schools, briefed the Newton County Board of Commissioners on academic gains and fiscal challenges facing the district, which serves nearly 19,000 students across 24 schools.
Bradley said reading proficiency improved in five of six tested grades, math proficiency rose across all grades including ninth-grade algebra, AP course offerings increased from 25 to 32 and dual-enrollment participation more than…
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