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 […]
Collier Miller, a rising sixth grade student from Bolton Academy, is usually pretty shy according to his mother, Dr. Veronica Collier, but the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Xanadu summer program provided an opportunity for him to explore outside of his comfort zone and shine as the lead in the Triple Threat theater class production of […]
En este tercer video de nuestra serie de celebración, compartimos las historias de estudiantes latinos de cuatro preparatorias de nuestro distrito que alcanzan una meta muy importante: la graduación. Detrás de cada diploma hay años de esfuerzo, sacrificio familiar y perseverancia. Sus testimonios reflejan el orgullo de representar a sus familias y la emoción de […]
En este segundo capítulo de nuestra serie de graduación, continuamos celebrando a estudiantes latinos que han alcanzado una meta importante gracias a su esfuerzo, perseverancia y dedicación. Sus historias reflejan años de sacrificio, el apoyo de sus familias y la determinación de construir un mejor futuro a través de la educación. Cada graduado representa un […]
A late thunderstorm couldn’t dampen the joy and celebration of the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Adult Education Program’s graduating class of 2026. After a late surge of students rushed to get to the finish line, the Adult Education Program celebrated 47 graduates at its commencement exercises on Thursday, June 18, at Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High […]
Written by the Atlanta Public Schools Department of Instructional Technology Atlanta Public Schools 2026 AI Conference, APS © More than 130 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) educators, school leaders, and central office staff gathered at Microsoft for the district’s first-ever Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference, a day dedicated to exploring the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in […]
Enjoy the self-advancing photo slideshow from the 2026 Exemplary ESOL Teacher and Student Awards. Photo credit: Jessica Mynatt, APS © Atlanta Public Schools (APS) has recognized two members of its English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program with honors from the Georgia Department of Education. Annually, one exemplary English learner and one exemplary ESOL […]