We continue our series of stories from teachers who spent their summer using their Atlanta Fund for Teachers grant. Next up: Angela Nelson, an ESOL teacher at Garden Hills Elementary. Ms. Nelson traveled to Egypt and Jordan. Her goal, as she told the AJC‘s Gracie Bonds Staples: “I hope to bring back and share my […]
You may recall Zicuria Ussery (above right), the student at Maynard H. Jackson High who won the APS district-wide 2009 Youth Entrepreneurs Atlanta (YEA) Business Plan Competition with a blueprint to open a smoothie cart in the school cafeteria. (See press release here.) Well, check out the latest, from the AJC‘s Gracie Bonds Staples … […]
On Thursday, Atlanta Public Schools became one of 14 metro Atlanta school districts to unite with state leaders for the Be There campaign. This national program reinforces the idea that parents can do little yet very important things to make a difference in their children’s lives every day. APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall joined […]
We continue our focus on teachers and how they spent their summer with yet another winner of the Atlanta Fund for Teachers grant, Sydney Butler (above right) of Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus High School. The grant is sponsored by the Atlanta Education Fund. Ms. Butler traveled to Spain for an international conference on special […]
On Sept. 14, former prosecutor and author J. Tom Morgan will speak to students at Grady High School on how to avoid a life of crime, and how to avoid being a victim. Morgan is author of the book Ignorance Is No Defense: A Teenager’s Guide to Georgia Law. (Check out Morgan’s bio here.) Morgan […]
Sutton Middle School‘s Nina Edelstein (English/language arts, sixth grade) and Dan Lloyd (English/language arts, eighth grade) have been named Dobbs Teaching Fellows for the 2009-2010 school year. This prestigious fellowship by the R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation comprises a professional learning community of 10 professional educators — a collaboration between public (Atlanta Public Schools) and private […]
The New Schools at Carver got a nice bit of good news heading into the weekend as it will receive a $3,000 grant from Dollar General. Here’s the full report from Gracie Bonds Staples in today’s AJC, the online link for which we couldn’t find … The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded The New […]
Maynard H. Jackson High School’s College Bound Program hosted the event “College Life after Jackson High School” on Aug. 18. The event served to connect Jackson High School alumni and GE employees with juniors and seniors who are preparing for college. The program was a great way to help current students as they are planning […]
Chef Ann Cooper, aka “Renegade Lunch Lady,” has transformed school lunch programs in California and Colorado, and aims to make healthy school lunch accessible to everyone. Chef Ann’s commitment to healthy, fresh food drove her to work with school administrators, politicians and parents to guarantee that wholesome food choices are available to kids today and […]
We’re asking all APS principals to use the following link to submit their 20090-10 Communications Ambassadors name and contact information. Even if you will have the same Communications Ambassador that you had last year, please submit his or her information. Your Communications Ambassador will be trained to: * Update the school Web site * Program […]