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Stories of K-12 public schools in Metro Atlanta that shape the future.

Catch up on what’s new—from data breakthroughs to grassroots wins. Our News & Events page highlights the people, partnerships, and policies helping to reimagine what’s possible for Metro Atlanta’s public schools. It also offers practical ways for you to get involved in your local community’s efforts to improve access to high-quality schools and expand opportunities to every student.

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A City Changing 2026: Funding Student Opportunity

A City Changing: Funding Student Opportunity brings together education leaders, policymakers, funders, and community voices for a focused conversation on how Georgia’s approach to funding public education, particularly through the Quality Basic Education (QBE) formula, connects to the realities students face today and the workforce needs of tomorrow.

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Stop Learning Gaps Before They Happen

Through RedefinED Atlanta’s partnership with ANet, we’ve built rigorous and meaningful GMAS-aligned assessments, which are administered twice each school year and help teachers identify and address knowledge gaps before they become long-standing learning gaps.

About Learning Gaps

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Data-Informed Solutions for Stronger Schools – February 18, 2026

We’re hosting a Community Dialogue focused on understanding CCPS academic data, elevating school-level innovations, and strengthening collaboration across the community.
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TNTP Convening Sparks Cross-School Collaboration

Meaningful Conversations With Metro Atlanta School Leaders: TNTP Insight Survey Pt. 1

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Turning Momentum into Meaningful Change

RedefinED Atlanta’s 2026–28 Strategic Vision

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2025 in Review

This year has passed by so quickly! As I reflect on 2025, I think about our region’s remarkable growth and potential. What stands out most is the way our community continues to show up with passion, clarity, and a shared belief that every student in Metro Atlanta deserves access to a trajectory-changing public school. Together, we are building the conditions for lasting change.
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Inside A City Changing

Since 2018, RedefinED Atlanta’s Speaker Series has been our way of convening Metro Atlanta around the most pressing and promising ideas in public education. Think of it as #ACityChanging in real time: a space where data meets lived experience, where national evidence is tested against local context, and where attendees leave with both inspiration and a plan to act.
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As public schools close in Atlanta, keep the focus on children’s well-being

We cannot maintain the status quo in Atlanta; we must leverage every opportunity for improvement.
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Atlanta Public Schools Student Advisory Council Brings Student Voice to Board Candidate Forum

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students and community members were given an opportunity to make their voices heard at the Voices […]

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Students take the lead in Atlanta school board candidate town hall

Atlanta school board candidates answered directly to the people their policies would affect during a town hall at Georgia State […]

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Georgia students to get real-world healthcare experience at AIM’s charter school

The Academy for Innovation in Medicine (AIM) aims to provide students in Georgia with a stepping stone into the world of […]

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As graduation rates rise, more students aren’t ready for what comes next, data says

Georgia’s four-year high school graduation rate has risen to 87.2%, but a significant gap remains between graduation and college or career readiness.
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Dr. Keith Colbert

Dr. Keith A. Colbert has served in the Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) system since 1998, starting his career as a fourth-grade teacher at Northcutt Elementary School. After a two-year tenure at Northcutt Elementary, he transferred to Morrow High School, where he served as a math teacher, special education teacher, and assistant head basketball coach. To gain insightful leadership experience, Dr. Colbert shadowed the administrative team, gained useful school leadership experience, and obtained a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Troy State University.

Dr. Colbert was selected as assistant principal of Mundy’s Mill High School (MMHS) in 2003 under the leadership of Dr. Anthony W. Smith. During his tenure at MMHS, he was instrumental in preparing the first class to graduate from the newly constructed school.

Dr. Colbert was recognized as a future principal leader in the district and was selected as one of twelve future leaders to participate in the principal preparation program, “A Forward-LEAP.” After completing this program, Dr. Colbert was appointed principal of Lovejoy Middle School in 2006, where he led more than 1,400 students. At the time, Lovejoy Middle School was the largest middle school in the district and considered underperforming. Dr. Colbert and his team led the school to substantial improvements in student achievement and were consequently selected as the 2008 Georgia PTSA Principal of the Year.

Driven to nurture a class of students from 6th grade to graduation, Dr. Colbert was appointed principal of Lovejoy High School in July 2009, where he served for seven years. He is one of the few principals in traditional high schools who is fortunate to have guided sixth graders to graduation with the Class of 2013. During his tenure at Lovejoy High School, the school was recognized as a Title I Rewards school in 2012 and 2013, SAT’s greatest gains school in 2012, and a USA News top high school in 2011. Dr. Colbert’s achievements led to a finalist for Principal of the Year for Clayton County Public Schools in 2011 and 2013.

In June of 2016, Dr. Keith A. Colbert was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Clayton County Public Schools.

Cayanna Good, Ph.D.

Dr. Cayanna Good serves as Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Impact at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), where she leads systemwide strategic planning and drives organizational improvement across all institutional pillars.
Previously, she served as Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Adult Education, overseeing statewide literacy initiatives, workforce alignment, and Georgia’s high school equivalency credentialing program.

Before joining TCSG, Dr. Good held leadership roles at the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, the Georgia Department of Education, Teach For America, and TNTP. Her career began in the classroom in Houston — an experience that continues to ground her unwavering commitment to equity, access, and opportunity for all learners.

Dr. Good earned her bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, her master’s from Georgia State University, and her doctorate from Mercer University. She serves as Chairperson of the State Charter School Commission, she is a member of the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a member of the Brookwood High School Local School Council.