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Stephen earned a master's degree from Covenant College and a doctorate in education from the University of Georgia. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and children.

Ballotpedia - Stephen Owens

Stephen's campaign for City Board of Education Member, District 2 is his first entry into politics.

Brown's Promise - Stephen Owens

Stephen is currently the director of policy and advocacy for Brown's Promise. He has also worked as education director at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.

As of September 3, 2025, Stephen Joseph Owens’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Curriculum

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Plans to protect the rights of students with disabilities by holding the board accountable to legal requirements.

- Plans to protect the rights of students with disabilities by holding the board accountable to legal requirements.

School Facilities & Resources

Believes suspending students without considering the consequences contributes to the "school-to-prison pipeline" and supports ending early grade suspensions and reviewing police involvement in disciplining middle and high school students.

- Believes suspending students without considering the consequences contributes to the "school-to-prison pipeline" and supports ending early grade suspensions and reviewing police involvement in disciplining middle and high school students.

Student Wellbeing

Supports raising teacher pay and restructuring to address poverty concentrations, advocating for integrated schools to retain quality teachers.

Supports raising teacher pay and advocating for integrated schools to retain quality teachers.

- Supports raising teacher pay and advocating for integrated schools to retain quality teachers.

Teachers

Supports equal access to education for all Atlanta students and plans to implement evidence-backed programs like the “opt out” model in Dallas to provide rigorous curricula to more students.

- Supports equal access to education for all Atlanta students and plans to implement evidence-backed programs like the “opt out” model in Dallas to provide rigorous curricula to more students.

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Stephen Joseph Owens

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Marlissa graduated from Morris Brown College. She currently lives in Atlanta's Westside and has three children.

Marlissa is a flight attendant. She previously owned a women's boutique in Atlanta and spent 13 years as a paralegal in employment litigation, civil RICO, and insurance defense.

2025 Atlanta Elections: Who is Running? - Atlanta Civic Circle

Marlissa's campaign for Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education Member, District 2 is her first entry into politics.

As of September 3, 2025, Marlissa Crawford’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Marlissa Crawford

Marlissa Crawford is a mother, community leader, and 16-year resident of Atlanta’s Westside, as well as the proud parent of two Atlanta Public School graduates and a current APS student, giving her firsthand insight into the challenges and opportunities facing families in District 2. A graduate of Morris Brown College, she spent 13 years as a Paralegal in Employment Litigation, Civil RICO, and Insurance Defense before becoming a small business owner with a women’s boutique in Downtown Atlanta, and now works as a Flight Attendant, each role strengthening her skills in listening, empathy, and building connections across diverse communities. Marlissa has carried that tradition forward through leadership on PTA and PTO boards, as a founding member of the Ashview Heights Neighborhood Association, and as an active member of Impact Church and The Magnolia (GA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Guided by the words of Maya Angelou and Shirley Chisholm, she is driven by fairness, transparency, and resilience, and as a candidate for Atlanta School Board District 2, she is passionate about ensuring equity, opportunity, and excellence for every APS student.

Marlissa is a flight attendant. She previously owned a womenu2019s boutique in Downtown Atlanta and spent 13 years as a paralegal in employment litigation, civil RICO, and insurance defense.

As of September 3, 2025, Marlissa Crawford did not have a website or any information online.

Marlissa earned her bachelor's degree from Morris Brown College. She lives in Atlanta's Westside and has three children.

Marlissa is currently a flight attendent, having previously worked as a paralegal and small business owner.

Marlissa's campaign for Atlanta City Board of Education Member, District 2 is her first entry into politics.

Tony earned a bachelor's degree from McKendree University and a law degree from Saint Louis University. He lives in Mozley Park with his wife and their two children. Tony also serves on the board of Ethos Classical, a public charter school in southwest Atlanta.

Tony currently works as the Senior Director of State Government Affairs for Gilead Sciences.

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Tony's campaign for Atlanta City Board of Education Member, District 2 is his first entry into politics.

Supports expanding access to dual enrollment and Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Supports job-shadowing, apprenticeship, and internship opportunities for students.

Supports expanding job-shadowing, apprenticeship, and internship opportunities for students.

- Supports expanding access to dual enrollment and Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
- Supports expanding job-shadowing, apprenticeship, and internship opportunities for students.

Supports mentorship programs that connect students with leaders who share similar backgrounds and experiences.

- Supports mentorship programs that connect students with leaders who share similar backgrounds and experiences.

Supports "implementing restorative, not punitive, discipline practices."

Believes in "providing culturally relevant instruction that affirms students’ identities."

Aims to partner with families and community organizations to address barriers to school attendance.

- Supports "implementing restorative, not punitive, discipline practices."
- Believes in "providing culturally relevant instruction that affirms students’ identities."
- Aims to partner with families and community organizations to address barriers to school attendance.

As of September 3, 2025, Tony Mitchell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports expanding early learning opportunities to prepare children for school and reduce childcare costs for parents.

- Supports expanding early learning opportunities to prepare children for school and reduce childcare costs for parents.

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Tony Mitchell

As of September 3, 2025, Tony Mitchell did not have a website or any information online.

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city 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. 
- Some Board of Education members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.
