Shaun Kleber, Grady alumnus and 2011-2012 co-managing editor of Grady’s newspaper The Southerner, received the David S. Barr Award at The Newspaper Guild-Communication Workers of American Freedom Fund Award Banquet. Kleber presented a phenomenal speech prior to accepting his award among professional award-winning journalists from The Miami Herald, The New York Times, and National Public Radio. Kleber’s […]
One of the most rewarding parts of spreading the good news about what’s going on around Atlanta Public Schools is you often get to learn, and share, fascinating history lessons that show the district’s place in the growth of Atlanta and beyond. That’s why this week it was so fun to learn of two distinct […]
We had such a great time checking out the new playground build at Grove Park Elementary, thanks to a partnership with The Home Depot Foundation and of course the fine work of KaBOOM! We also were thrilled to wake up the next morning to an NPR profile of KaBOOM!, so it’s nice to know great […]
Here’s a round-up of national news coverage of President Barack Obama’s speech today to schoolchildren … New York Times: Obama coaches students to ‘get serious’ and study Education Week: Obama urges students to hit the books, persevere Washington Post: Obama lectures to students on virtues of hard work Los Angeles Times: Obama tries to motivate […]