Education Archives

Dr. Alton Hornsby: The Black Past Remembered, Reclaimed and Mourned

ADW News - September 8, 2017

Morehouse College professor and Black Atlanta Historian Dr. Alton Hornsby died in Atlanta on September 1, 2017. Alton Hornsby Jr. earned a Bachelors degree in...

Number of Blacks and Hispanics at Top Colleges Lower Than 35 Years Ago

ADW News - August 31, 2017

Despite decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years...

Black Pioneers, Counter-Revolutions and the Associated Negro Press: An Afternoon with Dr. Gerald Horne

ADW News - August 31, 2017

The Baton Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture and book...

Pioneer Director Julie Dash Joins Spelman College as a Distinguished Professor in the Arts

ADW News - August 21, 2017

Pioneer director Julie Dash is set to join Spelman University as a Distinguished Professor in the Arts this fall, positioned to leave a mark...

Broadway, film and television director Kenny Leon to teach master classes at Kennesaw State University

ADW News - August 21, 2017

Tony Award-winning Broadway, film and television director Kenny Leon will teach two master classes to students in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies...

Delta Air Lines makes financial investment in APS

ADW News - August 3, 2017

Delta Air Lines officially announced a partnership with Atlanta Public Schools to improve the quality of education, with a focus on literacy, for the...

The Westside Future Fund partners with Atlanta Public Schools

ADW News - July 28, 2017

The Westside Future Fund (WFF) and Atlanta Public Schools (APS) have formed an official partnership to improve education outcomes on Atlanta’s historic Westside. The commitment...

Clayton State University hosts open house to launch new film and digital media certificate

ADW News - July 17, 2017

The Film and Digital Media Center at Clayton State University hosted an open house on Saturday, July 15, from 1-3 p.m. to launch its...

White House Proposes $9.2 Billion Cut in Education Funding

ADW News - July 10, 2017

No one ever said that higher education wouldn’t cost money. Across the country, tuition is steadily rising and students are taking longer to pay...

First Lady Sarah-Elizabeth Reed and GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students Launch the “First 2,000 Days Campaign”

ADW News - July 7, 2017

Statewide public awareness initiative targets the importance of early childhood education The City of Atlanta announced that First Lady Sarah-Elizabeth Reed has signed on as...

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