There’s an interesting article in Education Week about the impact of “top-notch” teachers on their peers. Quoting from a new study, the articles suggests new evidence about the so-called “spillover effect” in teaching. Study co-authors C. Kirabo Jackson and Elias Bruegmann, working from 11 years of data, measured teacher quality by two different types of […]
WABA has an occasional series that turns back the clock to look at pivotal moments in the city’s history. On Sunday, Atlanta’s public radio station looked at the desegregation of Atlanta Public Schools on Aug. 30, 1961 — seven years after the historic U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. Check […]
APS media specialists shared information and learned about new instructional resources in an annual Media Specialist Kickoff at the Salvation Army Kroc Center on Aug. 20. The Kroc Center is a 53,500-square-foot arts, education, and recreation facility located in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Ga. The Media Specialist Kickoff, headed by APS Media Coordinator Warren Goetzel […]
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 […]
Atlanta Public Schools wants to keep parents updated on what’s happening in our schools. Here are some of the ways we keep you informed: 2009-10 Guidebook – This comprehensive booklet is delivered to parents during the first week of school. It contains the bus safety brochure, school listings, educational programs and key dates. APS District […]
APS has become the second school district in metro Atlanta, after Fulton County, to open a Twitter account. By following APS on Twitter, staff, teachers, parents, students and stakeholders can get news updates, learn about media coverage and receive emergency information immediately. WHY TWITTER? Twitter not only provides the most succinct and expedient form of […]
The Atlanta Public Schools’ Communications Office is happy to announce our new, online version of the district newsletter, Talk Up APS, where we share the latest good news that’s happening at our district office, around the schools and in the community.