LinkedIn

Awet Eyasu vacated council seat to run for school board

Awet is from Eritrea in East Africa. He attended the University of Asmara and graduated in 2000. He continued his education at UCLA’s and earned his Master’s degree in African Studies two years later. Awet then moved to Clarkston, Georgia, and is married with 4 children.  

Awet is a Historian at Freelance Consulting and has been in this position since 2000. He is also a Language Interpreter at TBI Airport Management Inc. and assumed this position earlier this year. He is also a licensed Life Insurance Agent.

Awet "Howard" Eyasu is running for the County Board of Education in DeKalb County. He has served on the Clarkston City Council since 2016.

Councilman Awet Eyasu of Clarkson, GA

Said, “ One thing I think about a lot…is the increasing challenge that many people in my community have in accessing the information and resources they need to thrive… As families are pressured to spend more of their energy and resources navigating these challenges, my fear is that they’ll inevitably have less to pour into their children’s learning.”

Wants to make information more accessible for the immigrant population.

- Said, “ One thing I think about a lot…is the increasing challenge that many people in my community have in accessing the information and resources they need to thrive… As families are pressured to spend more of their energy and resources navigating these challenges, my fear is that they’ll inevitably have less to pour into their children’s learning.”
- Wants to make information more accessible for the immigrant population.

Access to Education

As of April 23, 2024, Awet "Howard" Eyasu did not have a website or any information online.

School Curriculum

Wants to ensure that Clarkston is walkable for children and parks are engaging and accessible.

Supports investing in City infrastructure as a way to promote family’s safety and positive experiences in their community.

- Wants to ensure that Clarkston is walkable for children and parks are engaging and accessible.
- Supports investing in City infrastructure as a way to promote family’s safety and positive experiences in their community.

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Teachers

Facebook

Twitter

Awet "Howard" Eyasu

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.