Schools The Week with Dr. Lisa Herring – Week of April 26 30 Apr 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring As we enter into the final stretch of this school year, I encourage everyone – our students, our teachers, our staff, our families, and our entire community – to maintain…
Schools The Week with Dr. Lisa Herring – Week of April 19 23 Apr 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring Following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, we in Atlanta Public Schools must continue to create spaces for conversation and peaceful protest about this issue and other social justice…
Schools APS Celebrates Autism Awareness Month 21 Apr 2021 April is National Autism Awareness Month, and the Atlanta Public Schools' Special Education Advisory Committee is proud to celebrate all month long! The committee wants APS to “Light it Up…
Schools Creating Space for Conversation and Peaceful Protest around Chauvin Trial 21 Apr 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring Dear Atlanta Public Schools Family, Like many educators across our nation, awaiting the impending verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial created a certain anxiety and impatience within me. Many have…
Schools Message from Tauheedah F. Baker-Jones, APS Chief Equity & Social Justice Officer 21 Apr 2021 tbakerjones The verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial has undoubtedly impacted us all. Some of us feel pain and grief, others feel release and relief, while some are experiencing a mix…
Schools Greater Atlanta Business Community Pulls Together In Support of APS Race2Read’s 10-Million-Minute Challenge 19 Apr 2021 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools and Urban League of Greater Atlanta put out a call for support of the third annual Race2Read challenge, and the city’s business community answered.
Schools The Week with Dr. Lisa Herring – Week of April 12 16 Apr 2021 Dr. Lisa Herring We’re back! I hope everyone had a great Spring Break and started the final stretch of the school year refreshed and recharged. I know our first week was fully virtual,…
Schools E. Rivers Lions and Sutton MS Cougars Conquer Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl 15 Apr 2021 talkupaps The Cougars and Lions have conquered again! While the entire District continues to Race2Read 20 minutes daily towards our 10-million-minute goal, two groups of APS students have taken their love…
Schools South Atlanta High School Addiction Alliance of Georgia Launches Prevention Collaborative in South Atlanta High School 13 Apr 2021 talkupaps BARR Center (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) and the Addiction Alliance of Georgia—a unique collaboration between Emory Healthcare and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation—are excited to announce their partnership in welcoming…
Schools U.S. Senator Ossoff Visits Cascade Elementary, Announces $193M Funding for APS 2 Apr 2021 talkupaps On April 1, Principal Tiffany Momon, Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring, Board Chair Jason Esteves, and Board members Leslie Grant and Cynthia Briscoe Brown welcomed Senator Jon Ossoff to the Cascade…
