Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Chinese surveillance balloon part of massive program over 5 continents: Blinken

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blinken-chinese-surveillance-balloon-program-spread-5-continents/story?id=96984852

 

By Shannon K. Crawford and Luis Martinez
February 8, 2023, 5:58 PM


Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday revealed that the U.S. assesses the alleged Chinese spy balloon shot down over the weekend was part of an expansive surveillance program aimed at gathering intelligence from targets around the globe.

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That official also advised that the U.S. had briefed India, Japan, Vietnam, and Taiwan -- all of which appear to have been surveilled by Chinese balloons.

The same official also advised that Chinese balloons are believed to have transited through more than 40 countries and that the U.S. had recently briefed India, Japan, Vietnam, and Taiwan -- all of which appear to have been surveilled by the aircraft.

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Feds see poverty rising in Atlanta’s suburban school districts

 

 A result of republican/conservative control in the suburbs vs Democratic in the city of Atlanta

https://local.newsbreak.com/atlanta-ga/2901141020381-feds-see-poverty-rising-in-atlantas-suburban-school-districts

 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Ty Tagami - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Jan. 24, 2023

 Poverty rates are rising among young people in many of Atlanta’s suburbs, according to new federal data, creating an array of challenges for teachers and school district administrators.

From 2019 to 2021, the rate of poverty among residents aged 5-17 climbed nearly 7 percentage points in DeKalb County and more than 2 points in Clayton and Gwinnett counties. They and Cherokee County, up 1.4 percentage points, exceeded the average state increase of 1 point, according to the new youth census data , which is for residents within school districts whether or not they attend those schools.

Atlanta Public Schools was the only major metro Atlanta school district to see a sizable drop, falling a net 4.7 percentage points by 2021 after plummeting nearly 9 points the year before. 

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people in the suburbs have noticed a change.

“We have an increasing number of people who are experiencing houselessness,” said Marlyn Tillman, co-founder and executive director of Gwinnett SToPP, an advocacy organization. “Our hotels are filling up with people living there.”

Lisa Morgan, president of the Georgia Association of Educators, said most of the suburban educators she knows have had students who lived in extended-stay hotels. Such transience affects learning, she said. 

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