Community partners Community Service Events Parents Principals Schools Students Teachers Sutton Middle School shows Atlanta Public Schools is ‘No Place For Hate’ 30 Sep 2009 talkupaps Sutton Middle School kicked off its No Place For Hate Campaign with a school-wide assembly on Friday. No Place For Hate is an initiative of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) offered…
Atlanta Education Fund Community partners Media Schools Teachers ‘How I Spent My Summer’: Charon Kirkland and Lorrae Walker 30 Sep 2009 talkupaps Our “How I Spent My Summer” series follows the experiences of teachers who were awarded the Fund for Teachers grant through the Atlanta Education Fund. Next up: Last year’s APS…
School Honors Schools Students Nearly three dozen APS schools receive State Superintendent Distinguished Achievement Awards 29 Sep 2009 talkupaps Thirty-four Atlanta Public Schools (APS) elementary and middle schools were recognized for their academic achievement and improved performance on state standardized tests by the second annual State Superintendent Distinguished Achievement…
Atlanta Partners for Education Dr. Hall Events Principals Schools Principal For A Day kickoff is a success for APS 25 Sep 2009 talkupaps Business and civic leaders joined Atlanta Public Schools principals today at the Omni Hotel during a kickoff breakfast for this year’s Principal For A Day (PFAD) event, a 10-year partnership…
Uncategorized Assistance League of Atlanta donates school clothes to students at Gideons Elementary 24 Sep 2009 talkupaps Students at Charles L. Gideons Elementary School will receive a special delivery on Friday morning, courtesy of Assistance League of Atlanta. The all-volunteer organization will provide enough new pants, polo…
Athletics Community partners Dr. Hall College Football Hall of Fame will have APS flavor 24 Sep 2009 talkupaps Atlanta will soon be home to the College Football Hall of Fame, according to an article in the AJC. Scheduled to open in 2012, officials hope the venue will be…
APS Staff Community partners Community Service School Honors Schools Students Teachers More accolades for the B.E.S.T. Academy 23 Sep 2009 talkupaps B.E.S.T. Academy eighth-grade history teacher Patia Odom-Mitchell was honored by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s metro Atlanta Chapter as an “Unsung Heroine” during their 13th annual luncheon on…
Uncategorized Brandon Elementary named ‘banner’ school for Walk to School Day 23 Sep 2009 talkupaps Congratulations to Morris Brandon Elementary, which has been selected by the Georgia Department of Transportation as the “banner” school for International Walk to School Day on October 7. The annual…
Arts & Literature Atlanta Education Fund Community partners Schools Teachers ‘How I Spent My Summer’: Amy Leonard 23 Sep 2009 talkupaps We continue our series “How I Spent My Summer” looking at how APS teachers used their Atlanta Education Fund’s Fund for Teachers grant. Next up: Grady High School Latin teacher…
Uncategorized APS students return to school after rain causes massive flood damage, outages across metro Atlanta 23 Sep 2009 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools has reopened its doors today, as metro Atlanta deals the the aftermath of massive flooding that caused an estimated $250 million in damage. The district decided to…
