Education

Special education workshop planned Thursday

By Mark Niesse
March 24, 2014

Families with special needs students are being encouraged by the Atlanta Public Schools Department of Special Education to attend a workshop Thursday about available programs and resources.

The event will cover topics from pre-k to college education, including vocational programs, technical institutions and family support providers.

The workshop at Maynard Jackson High School begins with a vendor fair at 5:30 p.m. followed by the workshop from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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.

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