In an address to hundreds of APS stakeholders last Tuesday, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) superintendent, Erroll B. Davis, Jr., announced that after enduring a tumultuous year of challenges, APS has embarked on the new academic year as a more stable district refocused on “the real work of educating children.” The superintendent stressed that moving forward […]
Whitefoord Elementary parents can register their child and shop for school supplies at the same time. Thanks to a community partnership, Whitefoord parents have the convenience of shopping on site for affordable school supplies their children need for the entire school year. The staff of Edgewood Church transform a classroom into the Whitefoord School Supply Store. Due to the […]
Recently, Gary Tuchman, CNN news correspondent for the Anderson Cooper 360 show, taught Miriam Archibong’s history students at the New Schools of Carver at the High School of Technology (SOT). Mr. Tuchman, introduced by SOT junior D’Orrin Collins, opened his lesson by outlining key reasons why it is important to study history. Mr. Tuchman brought […]
by Scott King The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Atlanta Civic Site celebrated its two year anniversary and successes of the Dunbar Learning Complex. The unique complex houses both Dunbar Elementary School and the Early Learning and Literacy Resource Center (ELLRC). Over the last two years the facility has witnessed improvements with the children it serves. […]
John Hope Bryant, Founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, surprised students at Washington’s School of Banking Finance and Investment when he announced that the budding entrepreneurs would have an opportunity to participate in a pilot program through which they can compete for professional mentors, financial coaches and start-up money to develop and execute their business ideas. […]
More than 100 APS middle and high school students filed into committee room two at Atlanta City Hall last week to discuss problems in the city and issues Atlanta residents want resolved. But the students were not there to vent, they were there to learn. City leaders mentored APS students as part of National Job […]
Capitol City Bank & Trust Company partnered with L.P. Miles Elementary school to celebrate the 5th year of business for the school’s Tiger Savings Bank.
Watch our latest video: Mike Peterson Foundation partnership with Grove Park Elementary Through the foundation’s Top Dog Readers Club program instituted at partner school Grove Park Elementary in Atlanta, students read over 1,000 more books in the 2010-2011 school year than ever before at Grove Park. His efforts were recognized earlier this school year when the Atlanta […]
View the FULL PHOTO GALLERY from the dedication of the Ben Carson Reading Room at Kimberly Elementary School. The Carson Scholars Fund and Delta Air Lines recently dedicated the area’s first Ben Carson Reading Room at L. O. Kimberly Elementary School. The creation of this room compliments the school’s focus on literacy and benefit the […]