Against a backdrop of vibrant greens and blues, hundreds of HBCU students clad in cropped denims, bolded letterman jackets, and trendy telfars flooded Clark Atlanta University’s campus for the inaugural CultureCon on Campus student conference. The student-centered event is under the umbrella of CultureCon, a conference that fosters community and connection for Black creatives and […]
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State-Funded Private School Accounts Are Coming. Here’s What That Means For Black Families.
The Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, a bill to provide state-funded scholarships to low-income families who want to send their children to some of the state’s most costly private schools, passed the Georgia General Assembly and is just a step away from becoming law. If Gov. Brian Kemp signs the measure as expected, it’s likely to […]
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‘Bridging the Gap’: Here’s How APS GO Teams Connect Communities to the School Board
Another Atlanta Public Schools election season is around the corner, and this time community stakeholders will have the opportunity to vote for a hyper-local advisory council that relies on parents, educators, community leaders, and students to inform the Atlanta Board of Education of happenings on the school level. Similar to the city of Atlanta’s Neighborhood […]
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Atlanta Innovator Builds App to Help Student Athletes
This story is a part of Capital B Atlanta’s Community Spotlight series. We’re shining a light on the people, places, and businesses working to bring joy to and uplift Atlanta. To nominate a deserving spotlight, reach out to Atlanta’s community engagement editor Ann Hill Bond at ann.hillbond@capitalbnews.org It’s been more than a week since a video […]
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Black Lawmakers Pushing for Increase in Funds for Poor K-12th Students
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus members are supporting a bill that would increase public education funding for kindergarten through 12th-grade students living below the poverty line throughout the state. If enacted, advocates say HB 668, aka the Georgia Educational Opportunity Act, would amend Georgia’s Quality Basic Education (QBE) funding formula to include a $1,500 per-pupil weighted […]
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Interested in Charter Schools? APS Just Opened Its Application Process.
It’s that time of year again. Atlanta Public Schools’ Office of Charter and Partner Schools has officially started its application process for the 2024-2025 school year. Seven charter schools operating within APS are now accepting applications through one comprehensive process called Apply APS Charter, a collaboration between APS and participating charter schools. Applications opened on […]
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Atlanta School Board Welcomes New Members, Sets Committee Assignments
The newly elected Atlanta Public School Board laid out the priorities for the early part of its term on Monday, as the body officially met for the first time since a contentious election last fall. The nine-member board, which included new members Ken Zeff and Alfred “Shivy” Brooks, who is the first active teacher elected […]
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Inside One Black Mom’s Fight Against Expulsion in Fulton County
Back in January, Zaire Byrd, then a junior at Tri-Cities High School, got into a fight with a few other boys after school. Per the Fulton County Schools student code of conduct, all the boys received an automatic 10-day suspension pending investigation and disciplinary hearings. Following the disciplinary hearings, each of the boys was given […]
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Results Are In. Alfred ‘Shivy’ Brooks Wins APS Board Runoff Election.
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 […]
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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 […]
