Top of the morning and Happy Friday! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: The Georgia Department of Driver Services will bring its automatic voter registration system back. Earlier this month, there […]
Sydney Sims
Sydney Sims is the youth and education reporter for Capital B Atlanta. Twitter @bySydneySims
Posted inEducation, K-12
If Thomasville Heights Elementary Temporarily Closes, What Happens to the Students?
On a Monday night inside the board chambers of the Atlanta Public Schools headquarters, there was a palpable tension. As APS officials trickled in, concerned parents and residents of Thomasville Heights packed the room. They filled every available seat, some standing against the wall. Parents still in work clothes brought their children. Officers from the […]
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Morris Brown Is Back! ATL HBCU Regains Accreditation After 20 Years
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: After 20 years, Georgia’s first educational institution owned and operated by Black Americans regained its accreditation. Morris Brown College received accreditation […]
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Meet The Next President Set To Lead Spelman College
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: Spelman College is getting a new president. Dr. Helene Gayle will step into the role on July 1 after the current […]
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State Superintendent Orders Immediate Action at Druid Hills High School
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a letter Monday that if DeKalb County School District fails to take immediate action […]
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Teachers in APS Cheating Scandal Ask State Supreme Court For New Trial
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: The Georgia Supreme Court will decide if teachers convicted in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal will get a new trial. […]
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DeKalb CEO Wants You to Join Him For State of the County Address
Top of the morning and happy Friday, y’all! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond is inviting residents to join him for the annual State of the […]
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Have a Child in Fulton County Schools? The District Wants to Hear From You.
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: Live in Fulton County and have an opinion about your child’s school? Fulton County Schools wants to hear from you. Parents […]
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MARTA Begins Nationwide Search for New CEO
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: MARTA is looking for a new chief executive, and hired a recruiting company to help make it happen. The board of […]
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Warnock Secures $13.6 Million Ahead of May 24 Primary
Top of the morning and Happy Friday, y’all! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is bringing in major cash to fund one of the most expensive races […]
