By now, most everyone in the APS community is familiar with the announcement this week of the 2010 Gates Millennium Scholarships, with APS leading the nation in the number of scholarships received at 29. And as some may have noticed in this moving account inside Thursday’s article in the AJC, one student in particular stands […]
Visiting International Faculty (VIF) Program has an International Educator of the Year recognition program for its teachers, and was thrilled to announce that Ingrid Arriagada (pictured, above right), a Spanish teacher at Bolton Academy, has been selected as one of its five International Educators of the Year. Not every one of the states in which VIF […]
We’re excited to learn about a wonderful partnership between Project GRAD Atlanta and The New Schools at Carver and GivingPoint, a nonprofit based in nearby Roswell. The fine folks at GivingPoint shared this illuminating video clip (above) showing Carver students making a difference in their community. According to representative Ansley Colby, GivingPoint is a youth-development […]
Hopefully by now you’ve been able to pick up a copy of the latest (spring) edition of The Atlanta Educator. The occasional print publication was delivered to CLL staff and the schools over the course of this week, and features more amazing stories about APS’ transformation into a top-performing urban school district. You’ll be able […]
If you’ve been following Talk Up APS this week, you’ll notice we’ve been offering sneak previews of the Spring issue of The Atlanta Educator. So far we’ve given little bits of profiles of some of our middle-school chess champions and a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will boost our Effective Teacher […]
For most 14-, 15- and 16-year-olds, the answer to the question “Where do you want to be at age 40?” might be a little foggy. But for aspiring meteorologist Amber Hughes, a freshman at Douglass High School, the forecast is looking bright. “I want to graduate as valedictorian of my high school, with a 4.0 […]
Rose Calloway knows too well the challenge of raising a special-needs child. “As a parent, you’re frustrated and feeling helpless,” said Calloway, whose eldest daughter was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease as well as a learning disability while in middle school. “You want to be able to understand what’s creating the problem and solve it.” […]
Before the holiday break we published the fall issue of The Atlanta Educator, 24-page, tabloid-shaped print publication that we started for the 2008-2009 and has been a tremendous hit with our readers. Because of our diverse readership, we knew that there was still a need for a print publication in the APS community. But that […]
She wields her “Big Bertha” clubs about as well as any other Georgia teen. She’s been to Scotland, the cradle of golf. She’s shot an 81 to take first place in the GHSA regional tournament. And she’s been within an approach shot of Tiger Woods. She’s Tyler Lawrence, a Grady High senior and one of Georgia’s top golfers […]
In the upcoming issue of The Atlanta Educator, we profile fathers who made a difference in students’ lives — starting with Quinton Gist, who has become the PTA president at M. Agnes Jones Elementary. His daughter, Dream, is a second-grader at the school. Gist started out answering the call for someone to help serve as […]