The deadline’s drawing near for the 2010 Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education (AFAEE). Teachers and principals are invited to attend the AFAEE Open House from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the ISC Peterson Building over on Mary Dell Drive. Read more about the even in this press release. RSVP to […]
Inman Middle School seventh-grade teacher Pam Andrews has been selected to serve on the 2009-10 Superintendent’s Teacher Advisory Council. In a letter to Ms. Andrews announcing the selection, Georgia Department of Education Superintendent Kathy Cox cited the teacher’s expertise and commitment to help students achieve academically. “I greatly value the ideas and opinions of classroom […]
There’s an interesting article in Education Week about the impact of “top-notch” teachers on their peers. Quoting from a new study, the articles suggests new evidence about the so-called “spillover effect” in teaching. Study co-authors C. Kirabo Jackson and Elias Bruegmann, working from 11 years of data, measured teacher quality by two different types of […]
Many, many thanks to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White for helping provide new cleats and gloves for the Booker T. Washington High football team. According to an item in the AJC, White is expected to deliver the gear to Washington on Tuesday. He’s also expected to deliver a little pep talk to players about […]