The stage is set for November to be an important time of the year here in Atlanta. In addition to a highly contested presidential election looming between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump — in which Georgia will likely play a pivotal role — there are upcoming contests between public officials on the […]
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How Georgia’s $36 Billion Budget Will Impact K-12 Schools and Higher Education
Budget season has officially wrapped for the state of Georgia, and Gov. Brian Kemp has released his finalized Governor’s Budget Report. The massive 420-page document details a $36 billion budget that will fund more than 40 state agencies, six judicial level entities, and four legislative bodies in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. For more than 2 […]
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What’s Next for Atlanta Public Schools? Bryan Johnson’s 100-Day Plan Is Revealed.
School is in, and Atlanta Public Schools’ newest top educator just turned in his first assignment: a 100-day plan. Bryan Johnson was sworn in as APS’ superintendent this past Monday, a date that also served as the deadline for Johnson to provide the Atlanta Board of Education with a plan for his first few months […]
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Project 2025: What Could It Mean for Education in Georgia?
Georgians with school-age children and who attended college with the help of federal student loans routinely interact with the U.S. Department of Education without realizing it. That’s because it’s among the many federal bureaucracies that, unless there’s a major hiccup, does most of its work in the background. With Republicans taking control of Congress and […]
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New Atlanta Schools Superintendent’s First Big Challenge: Taxes
When Atlanta Public Schools’ new superintendent was sworn in on Monday, he told the audience that he wants little fanfare in his first 100 days. “There won’t be a ton of words,” Bryan Johnson told those gathered at APS headquarters. “There’ll be a ton of work.” Hours later, Johnson learned that there could be lots […]
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How Lessons Learned from a Pilot Literacy Program Will Inform APS’ $11.8M Initiative
The deadline for Atlanta’s new school superintendent, Bryan Johnson, to deliver a plan for his first 100 days is next week, but there’s already a clue about what might be one of his top priorities. $11.8 million of Atlanta Public Schools’ recently passed $1.8 billion annual budget is dedicated to literacy initiatives, a nod to […]
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AP African American Studies Course Cut by State Superintendent’s Office
Georgia education officials have closed the door on state funding for local school districts to offer Advanced Placement African American History courses. With only days before the 2024-2025 school year begins, a bulletin from Gwinnett County Chief Learning Officer DeNelle West went out to parents Monday evening stating that the state’s largest school district would […]
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Morehouse President David A. Thomas Announces Retirement
Morehouse College’s top man will hang up his hat at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. David A. Thomas, 69, announced his retirement in a statement released by the college late Friday afternoon. A veteran educator with more than 30 years of experience, Thomas was selected as Morehouse’s 12th president in 2018. His last […]
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Literacy Rates, Community Trust Among Top Challenges for Atlanta’s New Schools Chief
Now that Atlanta Public Schools has finalized its choice of a new leader, the real work can start. The Atlanta Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a three-year contract for its new superintendent, Bryan Johnson, the former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga chief strategy officer. The contract is effective Aug. 5. Johnson comes with […]
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Will Atlanta’s New School Superintendent Bring A New Era of Equity?
Atlanta Public Schools are preparing to move into a new era with the selection of its next superintendent this week. Dr. Bryan Johnson, who was announced as the “sole finalist” to be the next superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools on Tuesday. Johnson, a former superintendent of Hamilton County, Tennessee., schools, was most recently executive vice […]