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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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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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 […]