Congratulations to the Class of 2026! Watch the 2026 Salutatorian Speech from G.W. Carver Early College as Atlanta Public Schools celebrates the achievements, leadership, and future of our graduating seniors. This inspiring speech reflects on perseverance, hope, community, gratitude, and the journey that shaped the Class of 2026. — Watch more from G.W. Carver Early […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) welcomed students back to classrooms on August 3 for the start of the 2026-2027 school year, with a renewed focus on academic excellence, student engagement, and continued progress through the district’s Back to the Basics 2030 Strategic Plan. “Getting Back to the Basics 2030 continues to guide everything we do,” said […]
Ahead of the start of the 2026–2027 school year, Atlanta Public Schools students and families visited campuses across the district for Open House on July 31, meeting teachers, touring classrooms, and reconnecting with their school communities. The annual event welcomed new and returning families at the district’s 87 learning sites as they prepared for the […]
APS 2026 Back to School Bash. Photos by: Jessica Mynatt, APS ©. Atlanta Public Schools (APS) welcomed thousands of students and families to the Georgia World Congress Center on Aug. 1 for its annual Back to School Bash, an event designed to help families prepare for the new school year. With more than 8,000 pre-registered […]
Before the 2026 high school sports season officially kicks off, Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) Athletics Department expanded the traditional pre-season football media day to an all-inclusive Fall Sports Media Day to highlight all of the incredible student-athletes preparing to represent their schools and communities this season. At Fall Sports Media Day, held this year at […]
As summer break winds down, a select group of Atlanta Public Schools (APS) teachers are gearing up to improve reading proficiency in their schools. APS is the only school district in Georgia to launch the Accelerated Literacy Model (ALM) to fast-track foundational reading skills in pre-K through third grade. Grounded in the Science of Reading, […]
Graduation season is a special moment where students and their families can celebrate not only the culmination of their academic achievement, but also appreciate the work, the sacrifice, the persistence, and the support that it took to help them reach this milestone. Not all paths to graduation are the same, and some are uniquely exceptional. […]
How Atlanta Public Schools Is Redefining Postsecondary Readiness By Dr. Tasharah Wilson, Principal/CEO, Atlanta College and Career Academy The future of high school is changing. Across the country, educators and policymakers are asking a critical question: How do we ensure students graduate not only with a diploma but also with a clear and meaningful path […]
Every spring, graduation stages across Atlanta Public Schools (APS) fill with celebration. Diplomas are handed over. Tassels flip. Futures feel wide open. But for too long, the story has quietly ended there. In 2015, Achieve Atlanta was founded on a bold and urgent question that still challenges traditional thinking about postsecondary readiness: What happens to […]
By: Dr. Ramon Garner, Benjamin E. Mays High School Principal At Benjamin E. Mays High School, postsecondary readiness is not a box to be checked at the end of senior year—it is a promise we make to students the moment they walk through our doors. Every class period, conversation, and opportunity is grounded in a […]