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APS 2040 plan benefits students, reduces overcrowding, but comes at a cost
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.
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When the bell stops: What Atlanta’s school closures mean for our educators
APS has long spoken of equity, but true equity must also extend to those who make learning possible.
Atlanta Public Schools plan is a blueprint for a better future
Through APS Forward 2040, we are charting a long-range vision to align our buildings, programs, and resources with both the students we serve today and in the decades ahead.
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Why public schools need critical, humanizing teaching
With people in the United States becoming increasingly polarized, our public school classrooms can be spaces of hope and possibility.
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President Trump renews an old question about nuclear testing
President's vague "on an equal basis" phrasing could mean continuing scienced-based computer and lab testing or resuming live detonations for the first time since 1992.
Congress shouldn’t toy with early childhood education funding
By some estimates, over 28,000 low-income Georgia kids would be impacted with funding cuts to Head Start programs on the line in the government shutdown.
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Georgia needs a manufacturing workforce. This Carrollton program can help.
12 for Life teaches academics along with real-life technical skills needed to succeed in industry.
Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com
Blame the DeKalb County school board for lack of self-defense
A longtime DeKalb resident urges the school board to explain its choice of Devon Horton and speak up about his impact before his indictment.
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The insolvency of goodwill: Investing in great public schools
Our collective future hinges on excellent public educators who are passionate about helping young people develop goals, interests and meaningful skills.
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Why free speech looks like political violence to Gen Z
Safety has become one of society’s catch-all answers to the youth mental health crisis and it’s even trickled into academia with ideological safety.


