Superintendent Michael Thurmond says crisis intervention team and counselors are available to assist Ronald McNair Discovery Learning Academy students and staff as needed.
Young, a Decatur area resident, won the 2013 PEN Open Book Award for his book, "The Grey Album: On the Blackness of Blackness."
Mary Mack was named director of elementary education for the City Schools of Decatur. Oakhurst also was named a Georgia School of Excellence.
You've bought the supplies (or not), you've got the new clothes (some of them), and like it or not, the first day of school is upon you. Here, some inspiration to get you ready for the year ahead.
The Wylde Center and the school system would split the cost.
This vote will affect kids who attend Avondale Elementary.
This year, students from Fernbank Elementary will attend classes at Avondale Middle School.
We're asking Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch readers how they feel about the early start to the school year.
The City Schools of Decatur pleaded their case before the Decatur City Commission at a special meeting on Monday evening, asking that a bond referendum be placed on the November ballot to pay for the expansion of over-crowded schools.
Decatur kids are back in school. Here's how to throw a great classroom party to get them back in the swing.
Backpacks don't have to just look good, they have to feel good too. Keep your child comfortable this school year by finding a quality backpack during back-to-school shopping.
Derrick Thomas says enthusiasm is high as Decatur schoolchildren return to classes.
Kids in the City Schools of Decatur return to classes on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Blythe McWhirter was one of 15 kids picked to compete on the television show.
The City Schools of Decatur had previously contracted with DeKalb County for bus service.
Classes start Aug. 1 in Decatur. Enrollment has grown about 10 percent over last year.
The DeKalb County Board of Health will offer extended hours during the early days of August.
Thomas Van Soelen had interviewed to be the superintendent in the Cedar Falls School District. They hired a school superintendent from another Iowa district.
The Closeup Club from Decatur High will remove the American flags at 6 p.m. Monday
Expect a lot of traffic around Decatur High Stadium at 196 seniors receive their diplomas.
The state average is 67.44 percent.
Because of the bus-train collision Wednesday morning, the intersection of North McDonough Street and West College Avenue/West Howard Avenue will be closed about 24 hours until the railroad track is repaired.
Nobody was hurt in the 6:30 a.m. collision at the McDonough Street grade crossing.
In Cedar Falls, Iowa, Van Soelen is one of four candidates interviewing to become superintendent.
The board will discuss a building/renovation plan for those two schools when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Westchester Center on Scott Boulevard.
The ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday on Presser Quadrangle.
The Decatur High Bulldogs face Blessed Trinity at 7 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals at Decatur High Stadium.
The College and Career Ready Performance Index ranked Decatur elementary schools tops among metro Atlanta schools.
The former Atlanta mayor will speak May 24 in the high school stadium.
The first game of the 2013 season will be played Aug. 30 at home.
Scott Jackson was the offensive coordinator last season for the Bulldogs.
U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, a Decatur resident, was chosen to join one of the nation's oldest honorary societies.
The retired Atlanta Brave will speak May 9 at Class Day. The former U.S. Poet Laureate will deliver the keynote address at the May 13 commencement ceremony.
Before you go to the Thursday meeting, check out the many documents now collected on the City Schools of Decatur website.
"A Place in the World" is about the charter school that used to be based in Avondale Estates.
The school board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday to hear budget presentations for individual schools and departments.
The CNN journalist will address the 2013 graduates at the ceremony that starts at 9:30 a.m. May 11.
The public can offer comments at four of the master planning meetings.
Jackson served last season as the offensive coordinator under Brad Waggoner, who recently left DHS for a job with Lumpkin High.