The vote is in. Alfred “Shivy” Brooks made history Tuesday evening by becoming the first active teacher to hold a seat on the Atlanta Board of Education in its 150-year history, after winning a special runoff election with a commanding 64.6% of the vote. Brooks will join eight other school board members who oversee the […]
Sydney Sims
Sydney Sims is the community engagement reporter for Capital B Atlanta. Twitter @bySydneySims
Posted inEducation, School Boards
APS Board Runoff Election Is Happening Dec. 5. Here’s What You Need to Know.
This story was published as part of our #APSVotes project with Atlanta Civic Circle to help shed light on APS school board elections. Read our school board election voting guide here. Atlanta voters will return to the polls for a Dec. 5 runoff election to decide who will fill the final seat on the city’s […]
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Election Results: 2023 Atlanta School Board
This story was published as part of our #APSVotes project with Atlanta Civic Circle to help shed light on APS school board elections. On Tuesday, Atlanta voters chose a new school board—half of one at least. Ten candidates competed for five spots on the Atlanta Board of Education in the Nov. 7 election, which oversees Atlanta Public Schools (APS). […]
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What Black Voters Are Saying: Atlanta School Board Elections
This story was published as part of our #APSVotes project with Atlanta Civic Circle to help shed light on APS school board elections. Nov. 7 marks Election Day for city of Atlanta voters for the Atlanta School Board election.Ten candidates are vying for five open seats on the governing body for Atlanta Public Schools. The nine Atlanta School Board […]
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Meet the Educator Who Wants to be the First Active Teacher on the APS Board
This story was published as part of our #APSVotes project with Atlanta Civic Circle to help shed light on APS school board elections. Read our school board election voting guide here. Alfred “Shivy” Brooks’ outlook as an educator changed at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. An economics and government teacher at Clayton County’s Charles […]
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Come Out for Our #APSVotes Event This Thursday
Early voting in the 2023 Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education election is underway, with 10 candidates vying for five open seats on the board that governs more than 80 learning sites across the district. In an effort to keep our readers informed, Capital B Atlanta has joined forces with our partner, Atlanta Civic Circle, […]
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43 Years Later: Former Bowen Homes Residents Remember Daycare Explosion
The day was normal, as far as Venida Harris could remember. On the morning of Oct. 13, 1980, she was a fifth-grader in class at A.D. Williams Elementary School, across the street from the Bowen Homes housing projects in west Atlanta where she and her family lived, off the former Bankhead Highway, which has since […]
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The Push to Amplify Black Voices in ATL School Board Elections
This story was published as part of our #APSVotes project with Atlanta Civic Circle to help shed light on APS school board elections. Read our school board election voting guide here. Before Kimberly Dukes was an Atlanta Public Schools mother, she was a student in the system. She remembers how her mother couldn’t always be present during her educational journey. […]
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Have Questions About the School Board Election? We Have You Covered.
Early voting for Atlanta Board of Education elections kicks off on Oct 16. Ten candidates are vying for five seats on the board, which governs Atlanta Public Schools and its more than 50,000 students across the city. With polls opening soon, Capital B Atlanta answered some frequently asked questions people might have about the school […]
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What Community Members Are Looking For in APS Board Elections
This story was produced in collaboration with Atlanta Civic Circle. Early voting starts in less than a month for Atlanta School Board Elections, with 10 candidates vying for your vote — and the opportunity to help shape the city’s public school system. These elections have extremely low turnout but come with high stakes — especially […]