Students First Person: Garrison Smith 3 Sep 2009 talkupaps Not sure how or why we missed this awesome story about and from Douglass High star defensive tackle Garrison Smith, who’s one of the top-rated prep defensive linemen in the…
Community partners Principals Teachers Get involved with the Atlanta Families’ Awards 2 Sep 2009 talkupaps 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…
Teachers Inman MS teacher gets the state superintendent’s ear 2 Sep 2009 talkupaps 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…
Media Teachers Do good teachers make other teachers better? 2 Sep 2009 talkupaps 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…
Students Washington HS football players covered from hand to toe 2 Sep 2009 talkupaps 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…
Students APS students named as W.E.B. Du Bois scholars 1 Sep 2009 talkupaps Congratulations to those APS students who were recently among the 32 metro Atlanta high school students named W.E.B. Du Bois scholars for the 2009-10 school year. They are: Brooke Smith,…
Community partners Teachers Green with envy over Morningside ES’ healthy approach 1 Sep 2009 talkupaps A belated congratulations to Morningside Elementary for being honored with a Healthy Schools award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation at the Healthy Schools Program Forum in New York…
Students APS video: Check out Carver grad Deaundra Jackson 1 Sep 2009 talkupaps Our media gallery is bursting at the seams this week, thanks to some fine uploading by Media Production Manager Scott C. King. Today we’re proud to present a video focusing…
Teachers ‘How I Spent My Summer’: Beverly Easterling 1 Sep 2009 talkupaps We continue our series of stories from teachers who spent their summer using their Atlanta Fund for Teachers grant (through the Atlanta Education Fund). Next up: Beverly Easterling, teacher at…
