Arts & Literature Awards Media Centers Reading Uncategorized APS media specialists secure critical funding to update media center book collections 14 Jun 2012 talkupaps Thanks to the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries, students at 17 APS schools will have a chance to experience the unlimited joy of opening a new book. Media specialists…
Uncategorized APS moves to Common Core Standards 11 Jun 2012 talkupaps When the The U.S. Department of Education granted Georgia’s waiver request to be excused from the requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, administrators at Atlanta Public Schools…
Community Community Service Honors Uncategorized Tuskegee Airmen Honored by F.L. Stanton Students, Staff and Congressman John Lewis 8 May 2012 talkupaps Enjoy this photo gallery from Career Day at F. L. Stanton Elementary, recognizing the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen. Students paid tribute to Master Sergeant Earl Martin, Master Sergeant W.O.…
Community partners High Schools Uncategorized Operation HOPE to host entrepreneurship competition at Washington School of Banking, Finance and Investment 25 Apr 2012 talkupaps John Hope Bryant, Founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, surprised students at Washington’s School of Banking Finance and Investment when he announced that the budding entrepreneurs would have an opportunity…
Uncategorized Springdale Park Elementary School earns U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools designation 25 Apr 2012 talkupaps Springdale Park Elementary School is one of only 78 schools across the nation to be designated a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. The announcement was made earlier this…
PreSchool Uncategorized First Lady Sandra Deal greeted with smiles, gifts and hugs by Pre-K students at four APS schools 23 Apr 2012 talkupaps Click below to watch the video! On Friday, April 20, Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal, the wife of Governor Nathan Deal, paid visits to four APS elementary schools and read…
Demographic Study Uncategorized Notice of Public Hearing – Cook Elementary, East Lake Elementary, Fain Elementary 13 Mar 2012 talkupaps NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Atlanta Board of Education will hold two public hearings on March 15, 2012, and March 19, 2012, during which officials from Atlanta Public Schools will…
Athletics High Schools Uncategorized Booker T. Washington High School basketball team advances to the state championship ‘Final Four’ for the first time since 1987 9 Mar 2012 talkupaps The Booker T. Washington boys basketball team has advanced to the Class AAA Final Four Basketball State Playoffs for the first time since 1987. Quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after…
Middle Schools Parks Uncategorized Career Day at Parks introduces students to uncommon career paths 6 Mar 2012 talkupaps Students at Parks Middle School learned how working with pig ears can lead to success. They even had a chance to examine one up close. The presentation was part of…
Uncategorized APS Demographic Study: Superintendent Davis Releases Anticipated Recommendation 5 Mar 2012 talkupaps Erroll Davis, superintendent for Atlanta Public Schools, has released his first recommendation for district wide school redistricting and school closures on the APS website’s demographic study page. Davis will formally…
