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.

Paideia Students Win Scholastic Art Regional Awards

Many students from the Druid Hills neighborhood school will progress to the national level of competition.

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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Will DeKalb County Students Get Another Snow Day?

The cheers you may have heard in your neighborhood will tell you what the decision was.

Nominate a Young Volunteer for Scholarship

Kohl's Cares accepting nominations Jan. 31 to March 14.

Inman Middle School Principal Stepping Down

Paula Herrema informed parents and stakeholders Thursday that she will leave the Virginia Highland school at the end of the month due to health reasons.

Meetings to Talk Future of Fernbank School

Two upcoming meetings will talk about the future of the new Fernbank Elementary.

County: Not Too Late to Give Kids Flu Shot

Flu season usually peaks between February to March.

DeKalb Schools Off Probation, Upgraded to "Accredited Warned"

SACS recognizes areas of improvement in presentation to district.

'If I Were Mayor, I Would . . . '

Georgia Municipal Association essay contest open to 6th graders.

School District Awaits Word on Probation Status

School officials to hear Tuesday from Mark Elgart, CEO of the accreditation agency's parent company.

Shop at Whole Foods, Support SPARK

Market on Ponce de Leon Avenue will donate portion of Jan. 15 sales to school.

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.

Atlanta Public Schools Makes Decision on Tuesday Classes

The temperature will be considerably warmer on Wednesday.

APS: "Conclusive Evidence" of Address Fraud at Grady HS

Investigation into football recruiting at Midtown school continues; parents found guilty of falsifying enrollment affidavits face a stiff financial fine.

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.

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.

Digging into the Grady Cluster Data Meeting Wednesday

The Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools Presents “Part II: A Deep Dig on the Grady Cluster Data” on Dec. 11 at Morningside Elementary School.

SACS Revisits DeKalb Schools This Week

A decision on the district’s probation status could be made public by the end of January 2014.

Druid Hills Charter Group to Refile Petition

DeKalb school board had rejected proposal on Nov. 11.

Atlanta School Board Runoffs: Will You Vote?

For the Nov. 5 municipal election in which Atlanta voters cast ballots for mayor, city council president, 15 seats on the city council and nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education, turnout was only around 19 percent.

APS Parents Reminded to Voice Opinions in Trio of Surveys

Friday Last Day of Class for Atlanta Students Until December

The Thanksgiving break has Atlanta and DeKalb students out of classes for all of next week.

3 Years of Proposed APS Calendars Released for Community Input

Take the Atlanta Public Schools' survey and chime in about the proposed calendars for 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17 school years.

Druid Hills Petition Group Issues Rebuttal to County

The coalition "will weigh all of its options to move forward on a path in the best interest of kids and communities."

DeKalb Board Rejects Druid Hills Charter Cluster

Petition defeated in a 5-4 vote after lengthy meeting.

Letters to the Editor: Vote 'Yes' for Druid Hills Charter Cluster

Two Druid Hills teachers support the petition.

Letter: Charter Cluster Would Reduce Class Sizes

Letter: 'Teacher of the Year' Supports Charter Cluster

DeKalb School Board Wants Public Comments Monday

The public is invited to attend Monday's meeting.

Atlanta School Board - A Change is a Coming

From Atlanta’s parents to its business community, everyone agrees that it’s time for the Atlanta's School Board to move forward no matter who wins Tuesday's election.

Letter to Thurmond: Why So Many Special Education Vacancies?

DeKalb Council of PTAs Special Needs Chair has questions about the DeKalb County Schools HR Division.