Education

A recent $300,000 donation from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation will help Compost Connectors keep even more food out of Georgia landfills.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.

Aggravation brews over lack of specifics and what some see as poor communication.

Declining enrollment and rising costs led APS officials to develop a plan that would “repurpose” 16 school buildings. A public hearing is scheduled for Dec. 3.

Gwinnett, like many Georgia school districts, is facing challenges in academic performance, school safety, retaining staff and the role of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Atlantans need to know that under-enrolled schools are not state-funded at the same level as schools nearer capacity. This means APS has to spend even more to close the gap.

The tentative plan would be to tear down most of the existing school.

A noise complaint escalated into a shooting in an apartment parking lot. Femi Oyerinde was killed while running away from Kashman Thomas, who was sentenced to 25 years.

With Midtown High’s capacity at 100.8%, it is vital that steps are taken to reduce this overcrowding and thus make Midtown’s facilities more efficient.