Education

Spelman Receives $30 Million Gift to Support New Center for Innovation & the Arts

Spelman College has received the largest gift from living donors in its 137-year history from long-standing Spelman trustee Ronda Stryker and spouse William Johnston. The…
Bennett College Faces the Loss of its Accreditation

Bennett College has been on probation for the past two years. It won’t get a third. The private women’s college…
Gwinnett School Board Gets Its First Member Of Color

The Gwinnett County school district is the state’s largest school system. It is also one of the most diverse — 76…
Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett Resigns as President of Morris Brown College

Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett, president of Morris Brown College has tendered his resignation to the school’s Board of Trustees, effective…
Commissioner Gregory Adams to Host School-to-Prison Pipeline Gaps Leadership Summit

Commissioner Gregory Adams will host a strategic conversation exploring gaps in efforts to disrupt the so-called school-to-prison pipeline. The Commissioner’s…
AUC Consortium, Inc. Presidents Deliver Strong Case for Investing in HBCUs in New National Tome on Workforce

Clark Atlanta President Ronald A. Johnson and Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice provide compelling insights on how a strong American workforce needs…
Forty Six APS Schools “Beat the Odds”

According to statistical analysis released today by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), Atlanta Public Schools (APS) has 46…
Three APS Schools on GADOE List of Distinguished Title I Schools

Three Atlanta Public Schools have been named as 2018 Title I Distinguished Schools – the highest-performing Title I schools in…
Georgia’s Colleges and Universities Have a $16.8 Billion Economic Impact

In 2017, the University System of Georgia had a $16.8 billion economic impact on the state of Georgia, according to…
Fifth Morehouse College Rhodes Scholar Named

Franck Nijimbere, a computer science and mathematics major who graduated from Morehouse College in May 2018, has been named as…
Ambassador Andrew Young Slated to Speak at Clayton State University’s Fall Commencement

Civil Rights leader, United Nations ambassador, and former Atlanta mayor, Andrew Young, has been selected to speak during Clayton State…
Book Enlightens Students on the Importance of Attending an HBCU

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have some of the more distinguished alumni bases in the nation. Don’t at me.…
Fulton County Schools Kick Off “Text 4 Help” Crisis and Advice Line For Teens

The office of Fulton County Board of Commissioners Vice Chairman Bob Ellis and Fulton County Schools have officially kicked off…
34 APS Schools Score Above 70 on State’s Redesigned CCRPI

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) released the redesigned College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores today showing that…
Clark Atlanta University President Ronald Johnson Steps Down

The Board of Trustees of Clark Atlanta University (CAU) accepted the resignation of President Ronald A. Johnson, effective December 7,…
Number of Atlanta Public School Students Taking the SAT and ACT Has Increased

Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) 2018 graduating class had an average total SAT score of 997 and an average composite ACT…