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Cobb County looking to hire teachers at job fair

August 1, 2016 Cobb County: Stephanie Laurens (center) gets her first graders situated on their first day of class at Argyle Elementary School in Smyrna. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

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August 1, 2016 Cobb County: Stephanie Laurens (center) gets her first graders situated on their first day of class at Argyle Elementary School in Smyrna. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM
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March 21, 2017

Cobb County school officials have scheduled two job fairs next week to hire potential teachers to work in Georgia’s second-largest public school district.

The first one is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, from 5-9 p.m. at Wheeler High School, 375 Holt Rd NE, Marietta. This job fair is for those interested in becoming elementary school teachers.

The second one is scheduled on Thursday, March 30, from 5-9 p.m. at Kennesaw Mountain High School, 1898 Kennesaw Due West Rd NW. This job fair is for prospective middle or high school teachers.

Cobb officials expect about 2,000 people to attend the fairs. To learn more about the fairs, or register for the event, go to www.teachcobb.org.

Gwinnett County's school system has scheduled a job fair on Sat., March 25, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Gwinnett Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy in Duluth.

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