Upcoming BOE Candidate or Other APS Events
- Atlanta Board of Education Forum – At-Large Seats 7, 8, and 9 – Wednesday, September 25, 2013 – 7-8:30 p.m. – Adamsville Recreation Center, 3201 MLK Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30311
- South East Business Association Candidates Forum – Sept. 26, 7 p.m. (Atlanta Zoo)
- Historic South Atlanta Forum – October 7, 7 p.m. (87 Thayer Ave SE Atlanta, Ga 30315)
- Collier Heights Neighborhood Association Forum – Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. (Berean Seventh Day Adventist)
- KIPP Forum (in conjunction with other charter schools) – Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m. (KIPP Collegiate)
- Midtown Neighbors’ Association – Oct. 23, 6:30 (The Nook)
Board of Education Candidates & Forums
- Ed Johnson, APS Seat 9 Candidate, Responds to Questionnaire – APN
- Atlanta Federation of Teachers endorses slate of candidates for the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education – Financial Deconstruction
- Is Teach for America experience a help or hindrance in Atlanta school board race? – Get Schooled
NAHS Cheating & Discrimination Case
- APS report finds no evidence of discrimination at North Atlanta – Reporter Newspapers
- Investigation: No discrimination verified at North Atlanta High – AJC
- APS Report Clears North Atlanta High Administrators of Race Discrimination – Buckhead Patch
- School staff cleared of racism, grade-changing allegations – WSB-TV
- Former NAHS principal Mark MyGrant responds to report – Reporter Newspapers
NAHS Dr. Howard Taylor Saga – from the start to the end
- North Atlanta High principal resigns (UPDATED WITH VIDEO) – Reporter Newspapers
- North Atlanta High’s principal announces resignation – AJC
- North Atlanta High principal who resigned is promoted – AJC
- North Atlanta principal gets promotion, stays with APS – Reporter Newspapers
- The North Atlanta High principal who was leaving? Never mind. He’s back and promoted – Get Schooled blog
- Atlanta school board rejects principal’s promotion – AJC
- Did Superintendent Davis have the legal authority to appoint Dr. Taylor to the North Region executive director position? – Financial Deconstruction
- The whiplash worsens: Now, APS board rejects North Atlanta principal’s promotion – Get Schooled blog
- (VIDEO) Angry Buckhead parents demand answers from Atlanta Public Schools – Reporter Newspapers
- North Atlanta High School principal resignation/promotion saga continues -– parents angry & confused – no resolution in sight – Financial Deconstruction [Analysis of questions asked]
- Angry Parents Speak Out About ‘Chaos’ and ‘Confusion’ Surrounding Principal’s Resignation – Buckhead Patch
- North Atlanta High Principal Taylor decides to stay – AJC
- North Atlanta principal will stay and attempt to change a “You can’t” culture in APS – Get Schooled
- Principal rescinds resignation, staying at Atlanta’s $147M high school – Atlanta Business Chronicle
Other Atlanta Public School News
- Ruling pending in charter school dispute – AJC
- GA Supreme Court to announce decision on APS charter school funding case this coming Monday – Financial Deconstruction [Background information on case]
- Atlanta plans to move teachers, reduce class sizes – AJC
- APS Board of Education gets update on status of “class leveling” – process under way but no action taken yet – Financial Deconstruction
- Money raised for city schools through box tops – AJC
- Atlanta Public Schools Elementary Students to Link Golf Skills With Life Lessons in P.E. – Atlanta Daily World
- Three Atlanta Public Schools JROTC Cadets Bestowed Rare Honor – Talk Up APS
- Atlanta elementary school admits mold problem – WSB-TV
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