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Georgia schools committed to resuming in-person classes

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Dave Williams

Capitol Beat News Service

Published: Jun 14, 2021, 7:44 PM

ATLANTA – School districts across Georgia are preparing to reopen their classrooms to full-time in-person learning this fall with the help of more than $4 billion in federal funding.

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These Dawson County schools earned a prestigious award for cursive instruction

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DCN Staff

Published: Aug 5, 2025, 8:30 PM

Several of the schools in Dawson County recently earned a special award from the Georgia Department of Education for excellence in cursive handwriting instruction.

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