Atlanta Public Schools names Mercedes-Benz USA Partner of the Year

Northside Neighbor (Education) 11/23 6:51A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Mercedes-Benz USA was named as Atlanta Public Schools’ 2021 Partner of The Year at its annual APyeS! Awards Reception and Ceremony Nov. 12.

Park Springs Foundation awards academic scholarships to Park Springs employees and their children

Northside Neighbor (Education) 11/16 2:30A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

The Park Springs Foundation, a volunteer-run organization comprised of members of Park Springs Life Plan Community, will award Park Springs employees and children of employees with scholarships of up to $10,500 for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Atlanta Public Schools reaches all-time graduation rate high of 83.1%

Northside Neighbor (Education) 10/21 7:25A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Atlanta Public Schools achieved an 83.1 percent graduation rate for cohort 2021, according to graduation data released Oct. 21 by the Georgia Department of Education.

Georgia State researchers receive grant for sexual assault and binge drinking research

Northside Neighbor (Education) 10/13 5:21A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Researchers at Georgia State’s School of Public Health have been awarded a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study a behavioral intervention targeting binge drinking and sexual assault among college...

Atlanta Public Schools opens Center for Equity and Social Justice

Northside Neighbor (Education) 10/5 5:05A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

After three years in the making, Atlanta Public Schools opened its Center for Equity and Social Justice Center Sept. 22.

Fulton County Schools implements mitigation strategies to attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/14 8:52A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Due to the increased and sustained levels of high community spread across the cities in Fulton County, FCS has now created a Mitigation Matrix, which aligns mitigation strategies to the potential of these increased numbers.

University System of Georgia keeping COVID-19 vaccinations, masks voluntary

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/9 5:18A Dave Williams Capitol Beat

ATLANTA – The University System of Georgia is doing everything it can to prevent the spread of COVID-19 short of imposing a mask mandate, the system’s acting chancellor said Thursday. The system’s policy encouraging but not requiring students,...

Whitefield Academy students volunteer with more than 30 nonprofits for Great Day of Service

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/7 6:26A By Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @Noury

More than 1,000 members of the Whitefield Academy community participated in the school’s fifth annual Great Day of Service Aug. 28.

Wesleyan School Head of School recognized for leadership

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/6 3:20P By Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @Noury

Wesleyan School Head of School Chris Cleveland has been recognized by Georgia GOAL with the Head of School Award.

NASA astronaut speaks with The Lovett School students from space

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/3 10:01A By Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @Noury

Students from The Lovett School were able to sit down virtually with NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough who is aboard the space station.

Riverwood band marches forth despite COVID-19 setbacks

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/3 9:59A By Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @Noury

As Georgia schools began closing down last March due to the coronavirus pandemic, many students unknowingly packed up their instruments and color guard equipment for the last time that school year. The silence in bands rooms echoed across barren...

Introducing new faces and spaces in Fulton County Schools

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/3 9:54A By Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @Noury

Schools in north Fulton County are welcoming several new faces and spaces for the 2021-2022 school year.

Northside schools continue to wade between mask mandates and virtual learning

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/3 9:54A By Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @Noury

Northside schools continue to mandate masks and explore virtual learning options as COVID-19 cases rise in yet another surge.

Northside school leaders reflect on COVID-19 and the future of education

Northside Neighbor (Education) 9/3 9:53A By Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @Noury

Northside school leaders say the pandemic has highlighted the need for education to be focused on the needs of students.

Atlanta Public Schools to require mandatory COVID-19 surveillance testing for staff

Northside Neighbor (Education) 8/27 8:19A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Atlanta Public Schools will make COVID-19 surveillance testing mandatory for staff twice per week beginning the week of Sept. 6, as a part of the district’s comprehensive mitigation strategy.