Fourth Annual Class of Youth Leaders honored by 21st Century Leaders ATLANTA (Oct. 24, 2011) – 21st Century Leaders, a non-profit whose aim is to expand the number and diversity of Georgia’s future leaders, has revealed Georgia’s 4th Annual 20 Under 20. This year’s list includes authors, nonprofit founders, philanthropists and community advocates from Atlanta […]
ATLANTA – Fifty-five Atlanta Public Schools achieved state Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards for 2011, based on student performance on the 2011 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) and the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) results. AYP is the formula used to determine if schools are meeting performance requirements under the federal No Child Left Behind […]
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ATLANTA — The Atlanta Board of Education and Atlanta Public Schools are very pleased with today’s decision by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to remove the probation status from the district’s high schools. The system was moved to Accreditation with Advisement, the second highest rating given by SACS. Atlanta Board of Education Chair Brenda […]
Click HERE for full video and audio of this response. Ms. Brenda J. Muhammad, Chair Atlanta Board of Education RESPONSE TO SACS ANNOUNCEMENT October 31, 2011 • We are pleased and we are elated to announce that another milestone has been reached in our quest for excellence. • Today, we’ve been notified that the SACS […]
November 1, 2011 Dear Students, Parents, Employees and Friends of Atlanta Public Schools, I have just returned from the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) Annual Fall Conference in Boston, where Atlanta Board of Education Chair Brenda J. Muhammad and I conducted a panel discussion entitled, “The Atlanta Cheating Scandal: What’s next—How APS dealt […]