Schools The Week with Dr. Lisa Herring – Week of February 22 26 Feb 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring As I celebrate my first Black History Month as superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, I have thought about the underlying evolution and purpose of this traditional part of our school…
Schools Black History Month Is My History, Your History, Our History 23 Feb 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring As I celebrate my first Black History Month as superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, I have thought about the underlying evolution and purpose of this traditional part of our school…
Schools APS Scholastic Book Fair (Feb. 22-March 7) 19 Feb 2021 talkupaps The Scholastic Book Fair is back at Atlanta Public Schools with a new immersive format that brings the magic of the book fair through a virtual shopping experience! From Feb.…
Schools The Week with Dr. Lisa Herring – Week of February 15 19 Feb 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring If a global pandemic over the past year has revealed anything, it is this: People need kindness, they crave kindness, and they DESERVE kindness. While kindness does not generate the…
Schools APS Superintendent, Atlanta Mayor Join Authors of MIRROR FACE in Celebration of Self-Love 18 Feb 2021 talkupaps On Feb. 17, APS Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and community joined the authors of Mirror Face for a special moment of self-acceptance and self-love.
Schools My Fight for Equity: A Personal Calling and Pearl Dixon-Harris’ Wildest Dreams 18 Feb 2021 tbakerjones Although I was born and raised in New Jersey and have been an Atlanta resident for only about eight months, my arrival at Atlanta Public Schools to help tackle the…
Schools Random Acts of Kindness Just When We Really Need Them 16 Feb 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring If a global pandemic over the past year has revealed anything, it is this: People need kindness, they crave kindness, and they DESERVE kindness. While kindness does not generate the…
Schools The Week with Dr. Lisa Herring – Week of February 8 12 Feb 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring Once again, I want to extend my admiration and appreciation to the Atlanta Public Schools community for the hard work and dedication you’ve shown in welcoming more of our students…
Schools Sutton Middle School Student Chosen to Lead Girls Empowering Movement 11 Feb 2021 Ella Sipe, an eighth grader at Sutton Middle School, has been selected by HealthMPowers and Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta as a student leader for the new Girls Empowering MovementpProgram…
Schools Atlanta Public Schools Puts Equity at the Forefront 11 Feb 2021 tbakerjones While Black History Month rightfully allows time for reflection and celebration of African-American progress and achievements, February, too, reveals the sobering reality that a vast swath of our fellow citizens…
