When David White retired last September after decades of service in Atlanta Public Schools (APS), he did what many people do; he made a list of house projects. Things he’d been meaning to get to. But something unexpected happened once the list was complete. “It was kind of lonely,” White admits. “Kind of boring.” For […]
Enjoy the self-advancing, photo slideshow of Read Across America Week. Photo credit: Allison M Slocum and Brianna Mason © In celebration of Read Across America Week, Burgess-Peterson Academy welcomed more than 50 community leaders into K–5 classrooms to share stories and inspire a love of reading. Among the guest readers were Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) continued to show overall improvement on the College and Career Readiness Index (CCRPI), according to the 2025 CCRPI data, released by the Georgia Department of Education. The CCRPI includes five components: Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and – for high schools – Graduation Rate. APS scored 100 on the Closing […]
This slideshow provides just a glimpse at some of the amazing things that happened at Atlanta Public Schools in September. Click through to see the highlights from your school. A new slideshow will be posted at the end of each month, so be sure to subscribe to APS Today and look for your scholar or […]
By: Sue G. Collins – Reprinted with permission by INTown Paper Budding gardeners in 50 Atlanta Public Schools are growing food to help feed the district’s 45,000 students thanks to grants, community volunteers and the support of the APS nutrition department. Last month, students in the Maynard H. Jackson High School (MJHS) garden club planted carrots, spinach and […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Springdale Park Elementary and Inman Middle School’s Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl (HRRB) teams are headed to the Division 1 playoffs on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Jasper, Georgia. This past weekend, both teams placed second after competing in the Metro Atlanta Regional HRRB Competition at Clayton State University. Both schools won all six rounds in the Atlanta Public Schools […]
Atlanta Board of Education Members spent some quality time Thursday reading to the littlest of Atlanta Public School students, the pre-kindergarteners, during Read for the Record® 2015. #ReadfortheRecord, which celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday, is a worldwide campaign designed to bring awareness to the importance of high-quality early learning, by mobilizing millions of children […]
By Leslie Rivera Curious second and third graders at Burgess-Peterson Academy got their first hands-on experience with the school’s new STE(A)M truck this week. Students were able to touch and play with items on the mobile learning facility which is dedicated to the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math experience. The truck serves as a mobile innovation lab and […]
by Britney Morgan, Communications Officer brmorgan@atlanta.k12.ga.us Toya Roberts has a Big Heart and Humble Spirit This is the second school year for Toya Roberts, custodian at Burgess-Peterson Elementary. With a very pleasant and somewhat bashful personality, Mr. Roberts didn’t say much during his interview, but the teachers and staff at Burgess Peterson had plenty to […]
On October 25th, an APS Farm to School and Garden Tour was held at Centennial Place Elementary School as a part of the new Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) Learning Gardens Program recently implemented in 40 APS schools. Teachers, parents, community partners and school nutritionists shared how Farm to School programs are changing the lives of […]