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News Articles: Atlanta Public Schools

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Friday Janaury 26, 2018

Atlanta Schools Targeted For State Turnaround Program Movie About Thwarted Decatur School Shooting Debuts $20-million In Cuts At Augusta University...

January 26, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Dr. Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, speaks with Bill Nigut, Jim Galloway and Maureen Downey on GPB Radio's Political Rewind, January 12, 2018.

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APS Superintendent Talks Repair, Rebrand After Corruption Scandal

On this edition of Political Rewind, we talk with Dr. Meria Carstarphen, the Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. We'll look at how she’s...

January 12, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Election Day In Georgia APS Modifies Dress Code Atlanta Annexes Emory PSC Analysts Recommend Killing Plant Vogtle Project

December 05, 2017
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
An image shown to students at Rome High school to explain new dress code requirements.

School Dress Codes Ruffle Feathers

Atlanta Public Schools may institute a dress code to ban clothing considered distracting by school officials. At Monday night’s Board of Education...

November 16, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton and
  • Chloe Tilton

Is Someone Ever Too Old To Teach? Atlanta Teachers Join Age Discrimination Lawsuit

More than 100 Atlanta teachers have joined a federal age discrimination lawsuit. The complaint alleges teachers were forced out of their jobs by an...

April 17, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Whitney Chirdon

Wage Gap For Teachers Widens, Especially In Georgia

The teacher wage gap is wider than ever, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute. The report found public school teachers earned 17...

August 18, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

Why Virtual Schools Are Struggling To Keep Up

The Georgia Cyber Academy is the state’s largest public school and one of the biggest virtual programs in the country. The academy received more than ...

August 02, 2016
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Taylor Gantt

Court Reporter Relives Every Word Of The Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Trial

It's been just over a year since Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter delivered guilty verdicts to eleven educators in the Atlanta Public...

May 20, 2016
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By:
  • Linda Chen
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter during the trial where 11 former Atlanta Public Schools educators were convicted of racketeering in one of the nation's largest school cheating scandals,

Some Convicted In Atlanta Cheating Scandal Can Return To Classroom

Many of the 11 Atlanta Public Schools educators who were convicted of racketeering in a cheating scandal last year can now return to the classroom. We...

May 19, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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