Atlanta Public Schools and the Atlanta Board of Education have earned the equivalent of the “Triple Crown,” achieving three of the nation’s most prestigious education honors for 2009. This achievement culminated last night (Thursday, Oct. 29) with Atlanta Board of Education Member Emmett Johnson capturing the Richard R. Green Award, the nation’s highest honor for […]
UPDATE: Check out photo gallery here. The Atlanta Public Schools celebrated elementary, middle and high schools that achieved at least 70 percent of their performance targets today during the APS Convocation 2009 at the Georgia International Convention Center. A total of 26 APS schools were recognized during today’s event. Specific performance targets for each APS […]
Two Atlanta Public Schools elementary schools were recognized by the state today for achieving Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in their students’ performance on Georgia standardized tests for eleven consecutive years. The schools are D.H. Stanton and Fain elementary schools. Eighty percent of Atlanta Public Schools made AYP last year, which is on par with the […]
At the SmarterCities NYC forum that takes place today and tomorrow, APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall will join other education, business and political leaders for a discussion on how cities in America can be transformed to become smarter. Scheduled to take part in a panel discussion on education, Dr. Hall will have an opportunity to […]
Business and civic leaders joined Atlanta Public Schools principals today at the Omni Hotel during a kickoff breakfast for this year’s Principal For A Day (PFAD) event, a 10-year partnership between APS and the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Merrill Lynch co-sponsored the event with The Atlanta Partners for Education, an organization formed as a joint effort […]
Atlanta will soon be home to the College Football Hall of Fame, according to an article in the AJC. Scheduled to open in 2012, officials hope the venue will be located near Centennial Olympic Park and draw from various tourist attractions such as the Georgia Aquarium and The World of Coca-Cola. The $50 million facility […]