Enjoy the self-advancing slideshow featuring photos from Judge Hatchett’s visit to Peyton Forest Elementary School. Photo credit: APS © During Women’s History Month at Peyton Forest Elementary School, Judge Glenda Hatchett led a classroom reading for kindergarten and first-grade girls, introducing her new book, “Goal Girls.” Judge Hatchett, who made history as Georgia’s first Black […]
Benjamin E. Mays High School kicked off assessment season by flexing its superpowers on Literacy Night. Mays High School was recognized earlier this year as a Literacy Leader school by the Georgia Department of Education, and the second annual Literacy Night is one of the many ways the school is leading the charge in literacy. […]
Self-advancing slideshow: Dobbs Elementary School’s Reading Is Fundamental event. Photo: Allison M. Slocum APS © J.W. Dobbs Elementary School students recently celebrated National Literacy Month by picking out a new book to take home during a special event sponsored by Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) and Amazon. The initiative is a part of RIF’s decades-long mission […]
Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson welcomed 7,500 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) elementary students to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the first Bijan Reads Book Fair. More than 35 APS elementary schools brought their first, second, and third-grade students to see Bijan, get excited about reading, and receive a gift bag of books and new literary resources. […]
This year, the MARTA Storybus pulled up to The B.E.S.T. Academy to transport a group of students to the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA station and celebrate Read Across Atlanta Day with Page Turners Make Great Learners. “What we’re doing is working to build life-long habits of reading and inspiring the joy of reading with our […]
Board chair Erika Mitchell and former interim superintendent Dr. Danielle Battle discuss the district’s new approach to literacy.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Danielle S. Battle visits Cascade Elementary School and reads to students.
Literacy Leader Constitution at F.L. Stanton Elementary School
Reading just became a lot more fun at Humphries Elementary School. Everybody Wins! Atlanta and Amazon partnered with the school to unveil a new book vending machine near the entrance of the school. “The students do seem excited about getting a book,” Humphries Elementary School library media specialist Oreta Campbell said. “We’re going to be […]
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 […]