Local nonprofit grants $100K to 10 APS public, charter schools

Education - The Atlanta Voice 6/9 6:21P Janelle Ward

Public education nonprofit RedefinED Atlanta announced yesterday that it will award 10 public and charter schools serving the Atlanta Public Schools district $10,000 each in preparation for the...

HBCU Students Receive $18,000 for Chevrolet and NNPA ‘Discover the Unexpected’ Internship Program

Education - The Atlanta Voice 6/8 4:43A Atlanta Voice Reports

DETROIT – Ten HBCU students from around the country will gather in Detroit to start a 10-week immersive internship in marketing and communications, learning content creation and familiarizing...

Spelman graduate plans to bring proposed STREAM charter school to Cobb County in 2025

Education - The Atlanta Voice 6/8 12:29A Isaiah Singleton

On Friday, June 9 from 1 p.m. to 5p.m., Edouard and her team will host a free community event for parents, children, and teachers with other community leaders and other special guests featuring food,...

KSU student wins prestigious Apple scholarship

Education - The Atlanta Voice 6/7 1:31A Isaiah Singleton

Kennesaw State University student Yemi Agesin is one of a small number of students from across the globe who was awarded Apple’s most prestigious scholarship, the 2023 Swift Student Challenge . Every...

Atlanta school board says it will oust its superintendent when her contract ends in 2024

Education - The Atlanta Voice 6/3 6:48P Jeff Amy and Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) Atlanta school board members announced Friday that they re getting rid of district Superintendent Lisa Herring when her contract ends next year. Atlanta Public Schools Board Chair Eshé...

Three Years After #DefundThePolice, Schools Are Bringing Cops Back to Campus

Education - The Atlanta Voice 6/1 2:00A Maya Pottiger

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, calls to defund the police rang across the nation during the summer of 2020. While few cities took swift action, many school districts — integral community hubs...

Biden’s student loan debt relief plan hangs in the balance as Supreme Court decision nears

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/30 10:45A Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Se

In a high-stakes battle, the Biden administration’s ambitious plan to alleviate billions of dollars in student loan debt has faced numerous roadblocks, remaining entangled in legal proceedings, and...

‘Our history is our power’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore makes first visit to Morehouse

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/21 11:52A Donnell Suggs

Maryland Governor Wes Moore gave the commencement speech at Morehouse College graduation ceremony Sunday morning. Moore, the only Black governor in the United States of America, was sworn in as the...

Health Quest ATL Partners with APS to Host a Mental Health Teen Summit

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/19 3:39A Staff Report

To commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month, Health Quest ATL in partnership with Atlanta Public Schools hosted a Mental Health Teen Summit at Booker T. Washington High School. The Teen Summit hosted...

Author J. Dillard donates 60 copies of first book to Benteen Elementary 3rd graders

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/16 9:59A Donnell Suggs

Award-winning author and professional barber J. Dillard stopped by Benteen Elementary School in Atlanta s East Lake section to donate 60 copies of his first book, J.D. and the Great Barber Battle to...

‘Sesame Street’ welcomes its first Filipino muppet

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/12 5:45A Harmeet Kaur and CNN

(CNN) There s a new kid on the block. Sesame Street recently introduced TJ, its first Filipino muppet, on a segment with Kal Penn . TJ and his friend Ji-Young , a Korean American muppet who debuted in...

Oprah tells class of 2023 to follow ‘still, small voice’

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/7 4:53P Travis Loller and Associated Pre

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Oprah Winfrey delighted graduates at her alma mater Tennessee State University on Saturday, telling the story of how she fell one credit short of graduating as she launched the...

President Biden to deliver Howard University’s commencement address

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/7 9:00A Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Se

Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick has confirmed that President Joe Biden will deliver the commencement address at the historically Black university’s 155th ceremony. Officials have...

New Orleans teen shatters record with $10M in scholarship offers

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/1 10:12A Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Se

Teenager Dennis Barnes has shattered multi-million-dollar records and gaining interest from colleges and universities everywhere. Barnes, who goes by his middle name Maliq, is a senior at...

Is Dual Enrollment or AP Better for Earning College Credit?

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/1 6:42A Maya Pottiger

Both programs allow high school students to get a headstart on earning their college degrees, but it can be tough to know which to choose. For the past 70 years, American high school students who...