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Back-to-School 2024: When does school start in metro Atlanta?
ATLANTA - As summer winds down, excitement fills the air in metro Atlanta as students prepare to return to school. The back-to-school dates vary across the region, with many districts welcoming students back in early August. For instance, Atlanta Public Schools, Barrow County Schools, and Clayton County Schools will all begin their academic year on Aug. 1. Other districts like Carrollton City Schools and Pike County Schools have set their start dates later, on Aug. 12. However, there are a few that go back the last week in July.
Remember when Atlanta's eastside was a battlefield?
On a hot summer day in 1864, on a patch of southeast Atlanta land where the former Alonzo Crim High School now stands, soldiers fired the opening shots in a pivotal battle that helped swing the Civil War in the Union's favor.Why it matters: The Battle of Atlanta was a needed Union victory that helped the North gain control of one of the Confederate States of America's most important cities.The conflict was the bloodiest battle of Union General William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign, according to the American Battlefield Trust. The morale-boosting victory helped President Abraham Lincoln win re-election.Context: During the...
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