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Congratulations to the 12 APS seniors recently named 2013 Posse Scholars, each earning a four-year, full-tuition scholarship worth approximately $100,000. The awards come from The Posse Foundation, which recruits students who demonstrate extraordinary academic and leadership potential and sends them to college in supportive, multicultural teams called “posses.” Named in December, Posse Scholars will spend the […]

  ATLANTA BOARD OF EDUCATION January 2013 Board Meeting  130 Trinity Avenue, S.W. | Atlanta, GA 30303 | Phone: (404) 802-2200 | Fax: (404) 802-1204    JANUARY 14TH (Combined Meeting Schedule) Committee of the Whole- 2:00 P.M. Board Work Session Community Meeting- 6:00 P.M. Legislative Meeting- 7:00 P.M.   *Meeting dates and times are subject […]

ETHICS COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE   Friday January 11, 2013   According to Section 3-106 © (3), Charter. The Ethics Commission of the Atlanta Board of Education will convene to continue the investigation on an alleged ethics violation by a Board Chair Reuben McDaniel.*  According Section 3-106 of the Atlanta Public Schools charter; the meeting will be […]

ATLANTA-Dr. Benjamin Canada, former Atlanta Public Schools superintendent, died last week at age 67.  Canada, who served as the district’s leader from 1994-1998, retired from the Texas Association of School Boards within the last year and passed away after enduring a period of declining health. Canada joined APS after working in Mississippi as superintendent of […]