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 […]
Volunteers and staff from Scott Elementary School, OutTeach, and Cox Enterprises. Photo credit: Scott Elementary School, APS © On November 8, National STEM Day, W.J. Scott Elementary School brought together students, staff, and volunteers to construct and unveil the school’s first-ever outdoor learning classrooms. The event marked the culmination of months of planning and collaboration […]
The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Adult Education Program is helping adults create life-changing opportunities for themselves and their families. They offer free basic reading, writing and math skills, high school equivalency (HSE) preparation classes for both options, GED and HiSET, English as a Second Language (ESL), Integrated Educational Training (IET), career services and more. For […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) recently held its annual State of the District address to provide students, families, stakeholders and the community with an update on the district’s current status of operations. Streamed live from the Junior Achievement Chick-fil-A Center, APS Interim Superintendent Danielle S. Battle shared the district’s accomplishments, how they are meeting the needs […]
For 150 years, Atlanta Public Schools has taught, nurtured, employed and cultivated generations of citizens who contribute to society, both locally and globally. Throughout this school year, we will highlight students, faculty, alumni, and many others through our I am APS campaign to celebrate the rich and diverse experiences, backgrounds and contributions of the Atlanta […]
Thanks to Pianos for Peace, a nonprofit organization designed to promote peace and philanthropy through art, music and education, 11 beautifully painted pianos are now located inside Atlanta Public Schools. Before the arrival of the pianos, the organization invited the Maynard Jackson High School Orchestra and the J.W. Dobbs Elementary School musical ensemble to Hartsfield-Jackson […]
ATLANTA (JUNE 22, 2017) – Today, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Southeast Region awarded its Stuart Lewengrub Torch of Liberty Award to Atlanta Public Schools and Dr. Meria Carstarphen at the annual Torch of Liberty Corporate Breakfast. “This award recognizes the incredible work that Atlanta Public Schools has done over the past two years to implement […]
Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School and North Atlanta High School have earned the International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-related Programme (CP) designation to offer APS students the opportunity to combine IB courses with CTAE pathways and earn the IB CP Certificate. Both schools join 139 other schools in 23 countries around the world which currently offer the […]
Three Carver Early College High School seniors Erico Corbett, Tiye Ridley and Dontavious Martin, have been awarded the 2017 Horatio Algers Scholarship. The Horatio Algers Scholarship program is one of the nation’s largest need-based college scholarship programs that support recipients who have exhibited exceptional determination, integrity and perseverance while overcoming life’s adversities. Erico Corbett will […]