Andy Pierrotti
Investigative Reporter at Gray Television
Investigative Reporter at WANF-TV (Atlanta, GA)
Investigative Reporter Atlanta News First (CBS-TV), InvestigateTV Email: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
walb.com | Andy Pierrotti
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill that bans a controversial method of teaching reading to Georgia’s public school students, as the state continues struggling to address its low literacy rates. The legislation comes amid Georgia’s literacy crisis, where just one in three fourth graders reads proficiently, according to state assessments. The most immediate change bans the use of three cueing as the primary method of reading instruction.
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2 weeks ago |
kktv.com | Andy Pierrotti
ATLANTA, Ga. (InvestigateTV) - When Natalie Patterson checked her mailbox this past October, she found an unexpected bill from an unexpected sender: a $75 citation for speeding. While the ticket featured the Atlanta Police Department’s logo, it came from a private company contracted by Atlanta Public Schools to operate its school zone speed detection cameras off Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta.
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3 weeks ago |
wrdw.com | Tim Darnell |Andy Pierrotti
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Almost a year ago, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock had a private meeting with Pope Francis at The Vatican. “I was deeply honored to meet not only the leader of the Catholic Church, but a fellow traveler,” Warnock said of the late Pontiff, who died Monday, April 21, 2025. Warnock’s Papal visit was part of an April 2024 trip that involved briefings with the NATO Defense College and the World Food Programme.
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3 weeks ago |
walb.com | Andy Pierrotti |Tim Darnell
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Almost a year ago, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock had a private meeting with Pope Francis at The Vatican“I was deeply honored to meet not only the leader of the Catholic Church, but a fellow traveler,” Warnock said of the late Pontiff, who died Monday, April 21, 2025. Warnock’s Papal visit was part of an April 2024 trip that involved briefings with the NATO Defense College and the World Food Programme.
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3 weeks ago |
walb.com | Andy Pierrotti
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A series of new laws aimed at transforming how reading is taught in Georgia’s public schools are now awaiting approval from Gov. Brian Kemp. The newly passed bills ban a controversial reading method known as “three cueing” and require educator preparation programs to align with the science of reading, a body of research that emphasizes phonics-based instruction.
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“When you have a 70% rate of students not reading on grade level, that is an emergency five alarm fire across all areas.” - State Sen. RaShawn Kemp, D – Atlanta. Here’s what’s on the Governor’s desk for consideration to help address the problem: https://t.co/RfJHXQ9Pco https://t.co/dAT6ELQZKJ
RT @MissyPurcell: A huge thank you to @AndyPierrotti for his reporting on Georgia’s reading crisis. His latest piece for @ATLNewsFirst punc…
After months of reporting about Georgia's literary crisis, state lawmakers passed sweeping legislation to change the way children learn to read. Here's what's at stake and a recap of our @ATLNewsFirst investigative series. STORY: https://t.co/RfJHXQ9Pco https://t.co/idG0S589Bz
