In Friday’s City Schools of Decatur Board Newsletter, Superintendent Whitaker wrote: “Although the City of Decatur only encompasses 4.5 square miles, it has the largest wealth achievement gap in the country.” August 14, 2026 CSD Board Newsletter – Superintendent’s Comments…
Questions of Decatur’s School Board today.
City Schools of Decatur spent $661,504 on employee charge cards last year — 65% more per student than Buford, 86% more than Marietta. What did they buy? IDK. They filed $126,272 of it as "Other." When I asked for receipts, they said they'd cost me $918.
Adolescence is physically and emotionally complex enough already. Is it fair to make it harmonically complex as well?
“Superintendent shall promptly notify the Board of issues which could result in potential financial or reputational exposure to the district.” Section 2, Line 12 of Superintendent Gyimah Whitaker’s contract with City Schools of Decatur. Last month CSD’s board opened an…
Decatur's school superintendent says her husband's podcast has nothing to do her work. Her husband disagrees.
What do I know about the New Markets Tax Credit program that I didn’t learn in the past hour? Zero. What did I learn in the past hour? I learned NMTC was created to help economically distressed communities attract private…
Decatur's school board has squandered the public's trust. The way to get it back is a good ol' fashioned bond referendum.
Is it too much to ask of Decatur's school board that it exercises the same level of fiscal and political due diligence as a diner considering the fish entrée? I'm worried the answer is yes.
It is practical for Decatur to help people who live near busy commercial districts by banning non-resident parking on certain residential streets. I just want the city to price exclusive parking rights fairly. The city is proposing charging residents on…
