APS students receive four free books to read over the summer break By Mariama Tyler Jenkins School may be out for APS students, but we want students to know that Reading is in. This year, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) launched “School’s Out! Reading is In!”, a summer reading initiative for all APS students in grades […]
Atlanta – Oct. 4, 2011 – Today, Atlanta City Councilman Aaron Watson was joined by Clifford the Big Red Dog and Communities In Schools (CIS) of Atlanta Executive Director Patty Pflum at Benteen Elementary School for the Atlanta stop of the Be A Reader tour. Through this national partnership, Carl Buddig is donating $100,000 to […]
Federal, municipal and APS officials gathered for a rally Monday at Young Middle School to promote Atlanta’s 2010 Census in Schools program to promote awareness of the once-in-decade survey of the U.S. population. U.S. Census Director Robert Groves joined his regional director, Renee Jefferson-Copeland, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Atlanta Board of Education Chair LaChandra Butler […]