Superintendent avossa: leaving fulton schools is ‘bittersweet’

Hear the audio version of this story. The Fulton County School District will soon start searching for a new leader. Superintendent Robert Avossa is leaving to head the Palm Beach County

Schools in Florida. A lot has changed in the Fulton County Schools since Avossa came to the district four years ago. It’s become the state’s largest charter system, high school graduation

rates have improved, and Fulton’s SAT scores are now the second highest in the state. So why leave now? Avossa says it was a matter of opportunity. READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue

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