The holidays have arrived! But they come upon us this year with mixed emotions – joy with sorrow, togetherness amid isolation, and hope with tinges of concern. The holidays will be tough for the Herring family this year. As many in the Atlanta Public Schools community may know, my father – the Rev. Wallace B. […]
The holiday season will be a lot merrier and brighter for students at Hope-Hill Elementary School, thanks to the partnership and overwhelming generosity of NCR Corp., Walmart and the Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP).
Jean Childs Young Middle School spread holiday cheer for all 875 students and staff members thanks to partners at Accenture, United Way, and Operation Feed.
When Charles Brown first decided to apply for a position as a bus operator at Atlanta Public Schools, he vividly recalled the experience his parents had working as administrators at APS.
Benjamin E. Mays High School hosted “Deuce Ace Drive In-Movie Night” for the Class of 2021. The first-ever event gave seniors an opportunity to view Safety (2020), a Disney + film inspired by Ray McElrathbey, a Mays alumnus who made national headlines as a Clemson Tiger football player when he stepped in to raise his younger brother. McElrathbey made a surprise appearance!
It’s another milestone for the books! Atlanta Public Schools is one step closer to our goal of 10-million minutes—after reaching 2-million minutes logged in the 2020-2021 Race2Read challenge!
‘Tis the season of giving! Atlanta Public Schools’ partner Mercedes- Benz USA (MBUSA) recently donated 1,200 gift packages and 400 turkeys and hams to families and students at Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy and Lenora P. Miles Elementary School. The luxury brand helped APS students and their families gear up for the second half of […]
Do you know innovative students in grades 3-12? Encourage them to submit their innovations to this year’s virtual APS Technology and Innovation Competition (APSTIC), which showcases the creative ways our students use technology in a variety of categories—including 3D modeling, robotics, digital game design, and video production. Student innovators can submit their creations at the […]
The APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign continues as the state of Georgia prepares for Jan. 5 runoff between Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and their Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in a race to determine who will claim control of the Senate.
The Atlanta Public Schools Department of Special Education will celebrate Inclusive Schools Week Dec. 7-11, 2020. This year’s theme is “the time for INCLUSION is now.”