Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is Atlanta’s school system. From Cascade to Glenwood, Northside Drive to Cleveland Avenue, and everything in between, Atlanta’s students are being educated and empowered to shape the future. APS is home to more than 49,000 students spread across 65 neighborhood schools, 18 charter schools, two citywide single-gender academies, two alternative schools, […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) recognizes the vital contributions women have made to advancing our great nation. During Women’s History Month, we are honored to celebrate those women— the trailblazers of the past, the heroines of the present, and the torchbearers of the future. Did you know that APS has nine women serving as athletic directors […]
APS got active this past Saturday and more than 400 runners participated in the APS 5K and Character Fun Run at Herman J. Russell West End Academy. The race took the runners on a short 3.1-mile loop in the West End passing through the Atlanta Beltline and returning to the school campus. The Department of […]
The students at Crawford W. Long Middle School and H.J. Russell West End Academy will be the first in the state of Georgia to have access to the Verizon Innovative Learning Labs, which opened on their respective campuses last Thursday.Verizon and The Heart of America Foundation partnered with Atlanta Public Schools to help foster digital […]