Afterschool Programs Alumni APS Employees Atlanta Board of Education Atlanta Partners for Education Awards Back to School at Young Middle School BEST Academy Board of Education Bunche Communications Counselors Douglass High School Elementary School Elementary Schools Georgia Department of Education Gifted and Talented Program High Schools Maynard H. Jackson High School Media Centers Middle School Middle School Transformation Middle Schools Scholarship Scholarships Schools Spelling Bee Talk Up APS Teachers Young Middle School AND THE WINNER OF THE 55TH ANNUAL SPELLING BEE IS… 11 Feb 2016 talkupaps By: Erica Fatima Benjamin Song! “Ben,” as his friends call him, appeared unflappable as he spelled “V-I-G-I-L-A-N-T-E” and secured the victory after nine harrowing rounds of spelling. Ben, a fifth…
Finance Middle School Transformation Partnerships Schools APS Students ‘Take Care of Business’ at Junior Achievement’s Chick-fil-A Foundation Discovery Center 27 Sep 2013 talkupaps Coan Middle School students were the first from APS to experience the Junior Achievement (JA) and Chick-fil-A Foundation’s, Discovery Center BizTown. JA BizTown is designed as an interactive marketplace representing…
Math Middle School Transformation Coan Middle: Greatest Student Achievement Growth from APS Middle Schools 29 Aug 2013 talkupaps Sammye E. Coan Middle School earned the greatest gains in student achievement out of all 6th to 8th-grade Atlanta Public Schools traditional schools according to results of the Spring 2013…
Middle School Transformation Middle Schools Student Advisory Program Launched at all APS Middle Schools 22 Sep 2011 talkupaps This week, Young Middle School launched it Advisory Program as part of the Middle School Transformation district initiative in which all middle schools will implement a student Advisory Program this…
APS Staff Community partners Curriculum Elementary Schools Events Facilities Middle School Transformation Middle Schools Schools Science Student honors Students APS elementary- and middle-schoolers get scientific at One Academic Fair, hosted by B.E.S.T. Academy 3 Feb 2011 talkupaps We spent some time Wednesday surveying the science projects by APS elementary- and middle-schoolers at the One Academic Fair that ran through Thursday at B.E.S.T. Academy. Come back to this…
Arts & Literature Community partners Middle School Transformation Middle Schools Principals Schools Students Teachers SCAD-Atlanta explores the world of art at B.E.S.T. Academy 20 Jan 2011 talkupaps SCAD-Atlanta’s Buzz Bus, filled with students, faculty and staff from “The University for Creative Careers,” made a surprise visit to B.E.S.T. Academy Middle School in December to lead students in…
Middle School Transformation Middle Schools School Honors Coretta Scott King YWLA earns honorable mention in the 2011 High Flying Schools Award competition 20 Dec 2010 talkupaps We recently learned that Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA) will receive an honorable mention at the 2011 High Flying Schools Award ceremony at the National Youth-At-Risk Conference,…
Events Middle School Transformation Middle Schools Principals Students Uncategorized B.E.S.T. Academy High School students go for the bowtie look 1 Oct 2010 talkupaps The young men of B.E.S.T. Academy High School chose to wear a bowtie as a part of their school uniform. Principal Boris Hurst is convinced that “the bowtie fosters a…
Community partners Dr. Hall Events Middle School Transformation Middle Schools Principals School Reform Teams Schools Uncategorized Coretta Scott King YWLA students get ‘pearls of wisdom’ 25 May 2010 talkupaps Students at Coretta School King Young Women’s Leadership Academy wore evening dresses this morning as the staff presented them with “pearls of wisdom” necklaces in recognition of their transition to…
Arts & Literature Community partners Curriculum Middle School Transformation Middle Schools Schools Students Uncategorized College freshman and first-time author Noni Carter inspires Coretta Scott King YWLA students 25 May 2010 talkupaps Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy welcomed Noni Carter (pictured, above center), a metro Atlanta native, Harvard freshman and first-time published author of the novel Good Fortune. CSKYWLA’s Pen-Pal…
