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Atlanta Public Schools is proud to announce 17 students from the class of 2015 have been named Gates Millennium Scholars! Gates Scholars receive full financial support for the cost of their college education as well as graduate school funding in the areas of mathematics, public health, science, library science, and engineering and computer science education. …
→The month of April is Mathematics Awareness and Education Month, and I don’t think math education has ever been as important for our students’ success in college, career and life as it is right now. I’m so proud that APS was represented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ annual conference in Boston. These…
→The newly rebuilt E. Rivers Elementary School is almost 100 years old! I was honored to participate in their ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning, my first ribbon cutting since arriving in the district – it was a historic moment that was not lost on me. During the ceremony we heard from current students, alumni, staff,…
→I am so proud of the up and coming journalists at Grady High School. The school’s newspaper, The Southerner, has received the 2015 Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Gold Crown Award! As the former editor of my high school’s newspaper and former photo journalist for an international publication, my love of reporting runs deep, and I can truly…
→APS Teachers, join fellow educators for Teacher Appreciation Day at the High Museum of Art – Saturday, March 21, 2015! This Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., the High Museum of Art is celebrating educators with their annual Teacher Appreciation Day. Teacher Appreciation Day is the High’s “Thank you!” to all of our APS teachers. I am a new member of the…
→As a former high school debater, I know all too well how hard it is to win big at the state level. I would like to give the students, staff and principal of Grady High School a standing ovation for winning this weekend at the Georgia Forensic Championship tournament. The Grady High School Speech and…
→In my experiences as a superintendent, I have come to believe that where a district puts its money, speaks volumes about what it values—this is why I take the budgeting process so seriously. I spend a great deal of time getting very hands-on and really knowing where we are going to spend our tax dollars.…
→Congratulations to our APS Special Olympic athletes that participated in the State Indoor Winter Games last weekend! Richard Hannor from Carver competed in singles bowling and brought home the gold medal! He encountered some really tough competition, but rolled enough strikes and spares to come out in first place. His coach is Janis Richards of…
→Last Friday, 171 APS middle and high school students attended a Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity in STEM “LEADS” Conference at North Atlanta High School, hosted by the United States Military Academy at West Point. The guest speaker for the conference was our very own Dr. Timothy Gadson, associate superintendent of High Schools! During the event,…
→I would like to take time to recognize Ms. Kelly Kyzer who was featured in this month’s edition of the Locksmith Ledger, an industry trade magazine which focuses on safety and security. She’s one of the women changing the face of the locksmith business! For the past nine years Kelly has been in charge of…
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