Nila Roper

Nila Roper is a recent graduate of Spelman College interning with the Education team this summer. She previously served as a staff writer and Opinions column editor for the Spelman Blueprint, and interned last summer with the CBS Evening News in New York. She joined the AJC in 2026.

Latest from Nila Roper

DeKalb continues work to IGNITE interest in teacher residency program

DeKalb’s yearlong IGNITE program is completely free for participants, who receive a $30,000 living stipend and finish with a Master of Arts in Teaching.

Power outage disrupts first day of class at DeKalb County elementary school

DeKalb County relocated students from an elementary school after a power disruption Monday morning.

Lawmakers to consider property tax relief for scores of Georgia communities

Warnock advocates for child tax credit expansion as school year approaches

With Georgia families spending an estimated $130 per child on required school supplies, Sen. Raphael Warnock calls for passage of a bill he says will help cover those costs.

The duffel bag helping Georgia’s youth

The Atlanta-based Orange Duffel Bag Initiative is celebrating 15 years of helping high school and college students improve their educational and career outcomes.

The next generation of Atlanta’s green workforce

The eight-week Oakland Roots Academy program focuses its outreach on the MARTA service area: students from the DeKalb, Atlanta, Clayton and Fulton school systems.

Grad PLUS loans have been eliminated. Here’s what this means for Georgia students

Georgia colleges, students adjust to federal loan program changes

Georgia grad students rethink financing as Grad PLUS ends, courts weigh degree rules and colleges warn of affordability gaps.

Atlanta neighborhood feels sidelined by plan to move 1996 Olympic Cauldron

Residents said earlier attempts were made to move the torch, but the Summerhill community expressed vehement disagreement, helping halt such efforts.