By Kimberly Willis Green Teachers are standing by ready to answer homework questions at the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Homework Hotline that is now open for the 2015-2016 school year. The Hotline is a free service for students seeking one-on-one assistance and easy-to-understand explanations about their homework. The APS Homework Hotline, a joint effort between […]
Pre-K, kindergarten, and first-grade students at Whitefoord Elementary School celebrated the 100th day of school in technology-based, interactive learning centers themed around the number 100. Whitefoord Elementary, in collaboration with Public Broadcasting Atlanta, was the recipient of a Peg + Cat 100th Day of School PBS KIDS media lab. Grounded in a rich math curriculum, […]
Pre-K, kindergarten, and first-grade students at Whitefoord Elementary School celebrated the 100th day of school in technology-based, interactive learning centers themed around the number 100. Whitefoord Elementary, in collaboration with Public Broadcasting Atlanta, was the recipient of a Peg + Cat 100th Day of School PBS KIDS media lab. Grounded in a rich math curriculum, […]
From APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall: I’m asking for your help on a significant collaboration between our school district and Public Broadcasting Atlanta in order to increase public awareness and prevent the prostitution of children in Atlanta. Please tune in Sunday, January 30, 2011, at 8 p.m. or 10 p.m., for the PBA30 TV […]
We took some time to watch the award-winning tutors of Atlanta Public Schools’ Homework Hotline as they took calls from students. A unique partnership between Atlanta metro school districts and Public Broadcasting Atlanta’s (PBA) E-Learning/Cyber Center, the Homework Hotline is served by diverse mix of retired and active APS educators, as well as Georgia Tech […]
This year APS high school students will read the classic Zora Neale Hurston novel Their Eyes Were Watching God as part of the annual “The Big Read,” an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of literary reading in American popular culture. In partnership with Public Broadcasting Atlanta, the […]
Atlanta Public Schools students once again will get some much-appreciated help with their school work tonight when the award-winning Homework Hotline reopens its phone lines. The Hotline phone number, 678-553-3029, normally can be reached Mondays through Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. You can also visit the Web site: http://www.myhomeworkhotline.org. A joint venture between […]