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Mike Luckovich is the award-winning editorial cartoonist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has twice been recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, in 1995 and 2006. He was a Pulitzer finalist in 1986. Mike joined The Atlanta Constitution staff in 1989, and he rarely cleans his office.
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![Students in Jeremy Lowe's fourth grade class at Parkside Elementary read "warm-up plays" they wrote on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Atlanta Public Schools saw significant improvement in fourth grade math and reading scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)](https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/DYKE54LZ7Q227BDNKBIADEQY5A.jpg?auth=c12f0ab80829bfd90e6e5c0fd4e3f3984bd419071b73274463dfdc54033cbc2e&width=950&height=950&smart=true)
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