The ‘Invisible Tax’ on Black Teachers

Education - The Atlanta Voice 12/1 8:01A Maya Pottiger

It’s called the “invisible tax” — the expectation that Black teachers will take the lead on all things Black — from organizing school-wide Black History Month events to being the entry point to the...

Marist to welcome first lay head of school next summer

Northside Neighbor (Education) 11/30 4:28A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

James D. Childs has been selected to succeed Father William Rowland, S.M. as the first lay president in the school’s 122-year history.

Atlanta Public Schools selected for pilot teacher evaluation program

Northside Neighbor (Education) 11/23 7:47A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Atlanta Public Schools is one of 12 school districts in the state, and the only district in metro Atlanta, selected by the Georgia Department of Education to participate in the pilot of a new teacher evaluation system intended to emphasize…

DC-based foundation donates $1.5 million to AUC Consortium, funds engineering partnerships,...

Education - The Atlanta Voice 11/14 12:00A Donnell Suggs

Atlanta University Center students, alumni, faculty, staff and special guests met in the Robert W. Woodruff Library’s Exhibition Hall Wednesday afternoon to introduce the AUC Consortium’s newest...

St. Martin's welcomes new head of school

Northside Neighbor (Education) 11/9 9:55A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

After a nationwide search, seasoned independent school administrator and educator Maria Croley Madden was named Head of School for Brookhaven-based St. Martin’s Episcopal School.

Riverwood fully rebuilt after seven years of construction

Northside Neighbor (Education) 11/3 6:15A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Riverwood International Charter School recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception to mark the end of its multi-phase construction project.

USAID, Morehouse College partner to create international development curriculum

Education - The Atlanta Voice 11/3 1:30A Donnell Suggs and Janelle Ward

United States Agency for International Development administrator Samantha Power appeared at Morehouse College Tuesday morning to announce a new partnership with the school’s Andrew Young Center for...

Andrew Young, McGraw Hill link for HBCU scholarship program

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/30 7:27A Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — A new scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and universities bears the name of former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young. Young, along with Georgia...

Atlanta Public Schools to offer free telehealth services to students and families

Northside Neighbor (Education) 10/27 4:15A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Atlanta Public Schools has partnered with Hazel Health to offer health services for students throughout the district, at no cost to families.

Buckhead couple honored for their support of Marist School

Northside Neighbor (Education) 10/27 3:02A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Buckhead couple Juanita and Jack Markwalter have received the Marist School’s highest honor, the St. Peter Chanel Award.

Dr. Kara Loftin takes helm of The Schenck School

Northside Neighbor (Education) 10/25 9:58A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Kara A. Loftin, Ph.D. will take the reigns as the fifth Head of School at The Schenck School beginning July 1, 2023.

The Schenck School's dyslexia nonprofit renamed to ReadSource

Northside Neighbor (Education) 10/25 6:35A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

The Dyslexia Resource, the nonprofit community outreach organization that was launched by The Schenck School, is now ReadSource.

Fulton County Schools students best state and national ACT scores

Northside Neighbor (Education) 10/14 2:59A Rachel Kellogg @RachelNBR

Fulton County Schools students outscored the state and national average ACT score for the sixth consecutive year, while also showing a 60% increase in participation rate. The Fulton County Board of Education is committed to offering all students...

Morris Brown College announces partnership with Technical College System of Georgia

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/10 2:30P Isaiah Singleton

Monday morning Morris Brown College announced that it has partnered with the Technical College System of Georgia in an unprecedented system-wide degree-granting agreement. Associate degree graduates...

Heal the Westside

Education - The Atlanta Voice 10/4 1:50P Ann Hill Bond

In the library of Booker T. Washington High School, the oldest Black high school in the state, sat over 50 members of the community gathered there to hear about how they could help heal Atlanta’s...