Education

Excellent Atlanta educators to be rewarded

By Mark Niesse
Feb 10, 2014

Atlanta and Fulton County educators are being encouraged to apply for the 2014 Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education, which provides $7,500 to each winner.

The awards are intended to recognize, retain and inspire the best teachers and leaders who raise student achievement, enhance students’ self-esteem and collaborate for the benefit of students.

Nominations and applications may be submitted at www.atlantafamilies.org through March 21.

About the Author

Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

More Stories