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‘Learn and ask questions’ Sandy Springs marks MLK Day with kids art and film event By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — There are many ways to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Some complete service projects in his honor or attend events celebrating his legacy, while others use it as a day of prayer, contemplation or rest. But for the City of Sandy Springs, the holiday has become a day of learning, questions and fun for the city’s most important resource, young residents. The City of Sandy Springs held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art and Film Celebration at City Hall Monday, Jan. 16, offering a set of educational activities and showings of the 1998 movie “My Friend Martin” for 200 participants, young and old.
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Sandy Springs residents of all ages participate in educational activities, during the city’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art and Film Celebration.
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Above: Sandy Springs City Councilwoman Melody Kelley opens the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art and Film Celebration at City Hall on Monday, Jan. 16. Left: Scores of Sandy Springs residents gather for the city’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art and Film Celebration.
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ATLANTA — In a spirited inaugural address Jan. 12, Gov. Brian Kemp took media and pundits to task and renewed his commitment to make education a priority in his second term. “We listened to the people of our state…not the cocktail circuit [or] the so-called experts,” Kemp said before the crowd gathered at Georgia State University’s Convocation Center. “We gave Georgians the opportunity to go back to work, get their kids back in the classroom…and protect freedom to live their lives without fear of more government lockdowns, mandates and overreach.” Kemp followed up on his commitment to education the next day by sending his amended FY 2023 budget to the Georgia Legislature which includes a $2,000 raise for teachers, pre-K teachers and certified kindergarten through 12th grade personnel. If approved by the Legislature, the starting salary for first-year teachers will rise this year to $40,500 and average more than $62,000 for the state’s 115,000 public school teachers. The increase could place Georgia among the top 20 states for teacher pay, which was a goal Kemp set in his first run for office.
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