STEM

Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy Partners with Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Biosciences

talkupaps0

Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy now has a partnership with the Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Biosciences. Teachers from CSKYWLA will conduct biomedical research at Georgia Institute of Technology, alongside graduate students and leading scientific researchers. A fascinating component of the partnership is the development of the Cell Biology Boot Camp […]

Read more

BEST Academy High Students Advance to the National Engineering Design Competition

talkupaps0

B.E.S.T. Academy High School competed in SECME Atlanta’s Annual Engineering Competition on Saturday, February 25, 2011.  As part of the competition, students designed mouse trap cars according to specifications outlined by SECME, participated in team interviews, and created technical reports for the prototype created.  As a result, B.E.S.T. students advanced to the National Competition Finals […]

Read more

Five Atlanta Public Schools designated AP honor schools

talkupaps0

Five Atlanta Public Schools appear on the Georgia state Superintendent’s newly released list of Advanced Placement (AP) Honor schools. Superintendent Dr. John D. Barge named 367 AP Honor Schools today, stating, “Georgia has much to be proud of when it comes to the success of Advanced Placement.” Booker T. Washington High School (AP Challenge School), […]

Read more

Tech High School Receives $4,500 FORD Mini Grant

talkupaps0

Tech High School has been awarded a $4,500 Mini Grant for Professional Development by the Ford Motor Company Fund. This grant will allow the technology based APS charter school to cover the cost of training teachers, providing them access to the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies curriculum resources that integrate rigorous academic standards with real-world learning and 21st […]

Read more