The Atlanta Board of Education will hold two public hearings on March 14, 2012, and March 16, 2012, during which officials from Atlanta Public Schools will discuss the proposed closure of William M. Boyd Elementary School. No vote will be taken at these public hearings. Both hearings will start at 6:30 p.m. at Boyd Elementary, […]
The Atlanta Board of Education will hold two public hearings on March 14, 2012, and March 26, 2012, during which officials from Atlanta Public Schools will discuss the proposed closure of Capitol View Elementary School. No vote will be taken at these public hearings. Both hearings will start at 6:30 p.m. at Capitol View Elementary, […]
Dr. Joseph Lowery with students at Therrell High School ATLANTA – Atlanta Public Schools paid tribute to the Reverend Joseph E. Lowery Wednesday morning with the dedication of the D.M. Therrell Educational Complex Auditorium. APS dedicated the facility in honor of the civil rights legend and his heroic efforts to secure peace, justice and […]
Students at Parks Middle School learned how working with pig ears can lead to success. They even had a chance to examine one up close. The presentation was part of Career Day 2012 at Parks. And after a few seconds of shrieks and gasps, the students in Ms. Womack’s seventh grade class listened in amazement as […]
B.E.S.T. Academy High School competed in SECME Atlanta’s Annual Engineering Competition on Saturday, February 25, 2011. As part of the competition, students designed mouse trap cars according to specifications outlined by SECME, participated in team interviews, and created technical reports for the prototype created. As a result, B.E.S.T. students advanced to the National Competition Finals […]
The National Association of Social Workers has deemed March as National Social Work Month. Every week throughout the month, one of the social work disciplines will be celebrated and the second week in March – March 5 through March 11 – is the time that school social work is celebrated. APS has more than 30 […]
We are picking up our live tweet here due to technical issues. Refresh your browser often for updates. 3:23 pm – Davis discussing renovation efforts in district 6 represented by Yolanda Johnson. 3:24pm – Brenda Muhammad now speaking. Families in Kirkwood have worked really hard on Coan. It is my hope to make sure they […]
Erroll Davis, superintendent for Atlanta Public Schools, has released his first recommendation for district wide school redistricting and school closures on the APS website’s demographic study page. Davis will formally submit his recommendation to the Atlanta Board of Education during its monthly meeting on Monday, March 5. Public hearings with the community will begin on March 12. According […]
Elizabeth Omilami, President/CEO of Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless (HFTH), is the featured speaker at the 5th Annual Shirley Clarke Franklin Lecture Series at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy, 1190 Northwest Dr., NW, Atlanta 30318. The lecture series is named after former Atlanta Mayor Shirley […]
Click below to view the full gallery of photos from the Mays High School ribbon cutting held Thursday, March 1, 2012.