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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Georgia school districts that serve almost 90 percent of the state's students stand to gain financially when a state-authorized charter school opens in their community, according to a study by Christine Ries, professor in the School of Economics. No local funding goes to the state-approved charter school, meaning all local property and sales taxes remain with the district to be spent on the remaining students. Source: Peach Pundit, November 6, 2012; Amplifier, November 5, 2012
