In the interest of student and faculty safety during the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta Public School (APS) students will be learning virtually for, potentially, the first nine weeks of the new school year. To bridge the digital divide, new Superintendent Lisa Herring estimates needing 6,000 to 10,000 devices for students by day one on Aug….
A new study says some metro-Atlanta children will not be able to keep up as a result of a shift to online educating.
Two parent-driven organizations are stepping up to help Atlanta Public Schools families who may be struggling with housing, food insecurity or other needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Atlanta Thrive and the Latino Association for Parents in Public Schools recently announced plans to distribute $100,000 to those affected by the pandemic. The funding comes from the…
Atlanta Public Schools, the DeKalb County School District, and the Clayton County Public Schools recently announced plans for the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. All three school systems plan to begin the year virtually, based on current public health data on the spread of the coronavirus in metro Atlanta. The districts said they followed…
Summer is often a carefree time, a season associated with less stress than the others. The sun shines for longer, and kids can do what they do best: play. This summer, of course, is shaping up much differently. Let’s be honest. We’re tired, scared, angry, frustrated, and every emotion in between. Today, we woke up…
ATLANTA – There’s a debate raging in states across the country about how quickly we can return to normal. My take: let’s not. Not in May, not in June, not ever. Let’s not go back to normal. Here in Georgia, normal is what led to COVID-19 disproportionately impacting Black residents, who make up 32 percent…
redefinED atlanta and Learn4Life Release Report that Estimates the Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Metro Atlanta Student Achievement and Outlines Solutions to Address Decline
Hundreds of Atlanta Families Benefited Through the “For Us By Us Atlanta Fund”
A study released by two organizations states about 21,000 less students in English language arts and about 29,000 fewer in math are on track for grade-level proficiency than prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools shifted to online classes.
Equitable public education is not only the fair and just thing for society, it’s also crucial to any city’s development. Progress in Atlanta, however, has been painfully slow.