DeKalb Schools Seeks Public Input on 2014-15 Budget

Two public budget hearings will be held following the presentation of the superintendent’s proposed budget for 2014-2015 and prior to the adoption of the Board’s budget in June.

APS Makes Decision on Snow Makeup Days

The last day of school for traditional APS students remains May 23, and the last day for year-round students is May 30.

Thursday: Atlanta BOE Meet-N-Greet, Grady Cluster Town Hall

CINS hosting Midtown event with opportunity to meet all nine Atlanta Board of Education members and hear Superintendent Erroll B. Davis, Jr. speak on issues of concern to the Grady Cluster.

Former HR Director Pleads Guilty in APS Cheating Case

Millicent Few, who was former Superintendent Beverly Hall’s Director of Human Resources and a member of Hall’s Executive Cabinet, now becomes the state’s most valuable witness.

DeKalb Schools Makes Statement on Friday Classes

“Closing schools tomorrow will allow us to ensure the schools are safe and ready for students on Tuesday, Feb. 18.” - Superintendent Michael Thurmond

DeKalb Schools: "Weather" IN or OUT, Keep Learning!

Inclement weather leads to a cancellation of classes Thursday, but the district encourages student to still keep learning.

School Closings Will Give APS Students a Long Break

APS wil notify year-round calendar students, parents and employees on Thursday about the status of Friday classes.

DeKalb Schools Makes Decision on Tuesday Classes

On Monday, all scheduled after-school activities will occur, but all extra-curricular activities are cancelled.

APS Makes Decision on Tuesday and Wednesday Classes

Atlanta Public Schools previously had cancelled all after-school activities on Monday, including athletic events and community meetings.

APS Cancels Monday After-School Activities

The winter weather roller coaster continues in Georgia.

2014-15 DeKalb School Calendar Published

The school year runs Aug. 11 through May 22, but that could change.

APS Has Used Up Allotment of Makeup Days

Atlanta Public Schools canceled three days of classes last week due to Winter Storm Leon.

Second 2014 Atlanta Board of Education Meeting is Monday

The board establishes and approves the policies that govern the Atlanta Public Schools system.

Another Snow Day Friday for Most Metro Atlanta Schools

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APS Makes Decision on Friday Classes

Icy conditions persist all over the city.

Metro Area Schools Make Decisions on Thursday Classes

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Atlanta Schools Closed Wednesday

Only essential personnel are expected to report for duty.

New Morning Community Preschool to Hold Open Houses, Tours

To reserve a tour date, e-mail: nmcpreschool@gmail.com to reserve the tour date.

Children's Garden Preschool Open House This Weekend

Open Enrollment is available to the general public and begins the same day as our Open House - Saturday, Jan. 25 and ends Monday, March 3.

DeKalb Schools Off Probation, Upgraded to "Accredited Warned"

SACS recognizes areas of improvement in presentation to district.

Hope-Hill Elementary Holds Court With a King of History

Christine King Farris came to read to the children as part of the AfterSchool Classé program and a week's worth of King-related events at Hope-Hill.

Jackson High School Parents, Boosters Raising $20K for Student Activities

'Our students need support in order to reach their potential.'

PATCH VOICES: The Importance of Professional Collaboration in Education

The annual School Reform Initiative Winter Meeting affords us an opportunity to learn and connect with other educators from around the country engaged in a practice known as “critical friends groups.”

English and Meister Elected to Chair and Vice Chair Roles at APS

The posts are each two-year terms.

UPDATED: Classrooms Flooded at D.H. Stanton After Pipe Bursts

The problem is a continuation of the old HVAC system Atlanta Public Schools has pledged to replace.

Former Atlanta School System CIO Admits Receiving Kickbacks

The conspiracy to influence the school system to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars with a technology company isn't part of the cheating scandal that's in the state court system.

Jackson High School to Reopen Today Following Renovations

The changes are more than cosmetic for Jackson students who spent the last school year attending classes at the Coan Middle School campus in Kirkwood. They underscore the multi-pronged turn-around plan at the high school.

DeKalb Schools Makes Decision on Tuesday Classes

Classes, programs and extracurricular activities canceled.

Atlanta Public Schools Makes Decision on Tuesday Classes

The temperature will be considerably warmer on Wednesday.

Weather Concerns Means Late Opening of Atlanta Public Schools

10 a.m. start time planned.

APS' "Change Squad"

Is a K-8 Public School Coming to Southeast Atlanta?

Grant Park Community Gives $2,500 to Jackson Cluster Schools

Jackson High School, King Middle School, Parkside Elementary School and Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School each received a $500 donation.

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School Vying for Georgia Charter School of the Year

Another Former Gideons Elementary Educator Pleads Guilty in Cheating Scandal

Middle school teacher said she and two other educators vowed to take the secret that they personally changed students' test answers to their graves.

APS Defendants' Vow: Take Cheating Secret to the Grave

Three more former educators, including a former testing coordinator at D.H. Stanton Elementary School, pleaded guilty on Friday in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating case.

APS Test-Cheating Case: First Principal Pleads Guilty

Armstead Salters, who served as principal of Gideons Elementary School for 29 years, is the first defendant in the case to plead guilty to a felony charge.

6th APS Educator Pleads Guilty in Test-Cheating Case

More guilty pleas are expected to be entered Thursday and Friday according to Fulton County prosecutors.

APS Scandal: Ex-Benteen Park Elementary Teacher Guilty

Sheila Evans pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of obstruction.

2013 APS Grad Rates Up More Than 7 Percent

While no other metro Atlanta school district had as large an increase as APS, the district’s 58.6 percent graduation rate only tops Clayton County in the metro area.