Atlanta Public Schools students will get a satchel full of support with the Office Depot Foundation’s “Back to School Backpack Celebration,” which will spread 750 backpacks to students throughout the system. The event will held on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 4 p.m. at the Office Depot at 2625 Piedmont Road. NASCAR star Tony Stewart will […]
The deadline’s drawing near for the 2010 Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education (AFAEE). Teachers and principals are invited to attend the AFAEE Open House from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the ISC Peterson Building over on Mary Dell Drive. Read more about the even in this press release. RSVP to […]
A belated congratulations to Morningside Elementary for being honored with a Healthy Schools award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation at the Healthy Schools Program Forum in New York last month. Morningside joined fellow APS member Burgess-Peterson Academy and 112 other schools across the country in receiving the award. (Read more about Burgess-Peterson’s award here.) There […]
Ready Georgia is a statewide campaign supported by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) aimed at motivating Georgians to take action to prepare for a disaster. GEMA is the state agency that is responsible for emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and special events. This campaign provides a local dimension to a broader national campaign, titled […]
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 […]
There’s a really interesting article in today’s AJC about a volunteer program for dads at Stockbridge’s Woodland Academy. But there’s also a really nice mention about a similar but as-yet-unnamed effort at APS’ M. Agnes Jones Elementary. Weirdly, the same article appeared on their Web site a week ago, but no matter. (Also, what’s up […]