APS Scholars Editor's Pick Top Stories APS Summer Academic Recovery Academy: Shrinking the COVID gap 11 Jul 2023 Thomas Scott A few years ago, Destyne Flood dreaded going to school. She started falling behind her peers during the COVID-19 pandemic when she was learning foundational skills through a tablet at…
APS Scholars Top Stories APS Summer Academic Recovery Academy makes learning fun 5 Jul 2023 Thomas Scott When students are excited about going to school during the summer, the schools must be doing something right. The Summer Academic Recovery Academy (ARA) at Atlanta Public Schools has seen…
Schools Top Stories APS Week in Review: June 12-17 21 Jun 2023 Thomas Scott Click through the slideshow for a few APS highlights from this past week: The week began with the invigorating 2023 APS Leadership Retreat. District leaders and school administrators worked together…
Top Stories APS Leadership Retreat: George Couros Inspires Innovation Inside the Box 16 Jun 2023 Thomas Scott Even though school is out, the learning never stops. Especially for the many school and district leaders who have already started preparing and finding ways to improve for the next…
APS Scholars Top Stories Virginia-Highland Elementary School ready to welcome students to new building 14 Jun 2023 Thomas Scott In just a few months, the doors to Virginia-Highland Elementary School (VHES) will open to welcome students to the Midtown Cluster’s newest elementary school. Located on Virginia Ave., VHES will…
APS Scholars Top Stories Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy’s Leading Lady 7 Jun 2023 Thomas Scott Karen Gamez-Amador is an APS success story. As a kindergarten student who only spoke Spanish, she would return home from school frustrated that she couldn’t understand what anyone was saying.…
Schools Sports Top Stories APS Baseball All-Stars finish season in showdown vs. Dekalb 1 Jun 2023 Thomas Scott Atlanta Public Schools’ top senior baseball players took the field Tuesday afternoon for an exciting matchup versus DeKalb County’s top players for the 2023 APS vs. Dekalb All-Star Classic at…
Top Stories Kimberly Elementary students receive free books before summer 22 May 2023 Thomas Scott The students at Kimberly Elementary are fortunate to have an opportunistic principal like Joseph Salley looking out for their best interests. Two years ago, The Buis Book Foundation sent out…
Top Stories Heritage Academy students received free vision screenings from Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation 17 May 2023 Thomas Scott Ta’Dereious Phillips Jr., a six-year-old kindergarten student at Heritage Academy Elementary School, was excited to pick out a new pair of glasses Monday morning after getting a free vision screening…
Top Stories Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy sets the bar during U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education visit 12 May 2023 Thomas Scott The Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA) caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Education as it was selected to be one of eight schools the Deputy…
