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 […]
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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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Breaking Down the APS $1.7 Billion Budget
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. How the City Council votes earns most of the headlines, but the Atlanta Board of Education’s budget is a much bigger deal in terms of tax dollars spent. The […]