Education
APS officially fires first teacher in cheating scandal
Atlanta Public Schools has officially fired its first teacher implicated in the standardized test cheating scandal. During an APS meeting Wednesday morning, the school board quickly voted to fire Parks Middle School teacher Damany Lewis. Superintendent Erroll Davis explained that Lewis already had a lengthy hearing in front of a ...
Parents, teachers question APS school closure plan
Parents with the Atlanta Public School system took their concerns over school closures to the superintendent. The Douglas High School auditorium was packed Monday night with 720 parents demanding answers from Superintendent Erroll Davis. Parents want to know, of the 13 schools that may close, why aren’t more of them ...
APS superintendent OKs closing of 13 schools
After months of contentious debate, Atlanta Public Schools' superintendent officially presented his preliminary closing recommendations to the school board hours after he posted those recommendations online. Erroll Davis proposes closing 13 elementary and middle schools in an effort to cut the number of empty chairs across the district. Davis said ...
Mother wants teacher arrested in incident that left son bruised
A DeKalb County mother said a special education teacher assaulted her son in class, giving him bruises on his neck. April McPherson told Channel 2’s Erin Coleman that her 14-year-old son’s special education teacher at Henderson Middle School grabbed him by the neck, leaving two welts and bruises. “Before he ...
Superintendent to consider expansion for Buckhead elementary school
An Atlanta elementary school is hoping to get approval for a big expansion to ease overcrowding. E. Rivers Elementary School in Buckhead has been bursting at the seams for years -- its recommended capacity is 423 students, but the school has 200 more than that. Classroom space is so limited, ...
APS teachers accused in cheating scandal given ultimatum
Teachers accused in the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests test-cheating scandal were summoned to Atlanta Public School headquarters on Thursday to meet individually with legal representatives of the school system. They were given two choices, according to a teacher who didn't wish to be identified. "It was very brief. They basically gave ...
School gets nearly $190,000 in a year from fining kids
A Chicago school system fines students for breaking rules, but the system is controversial with low-income parents.
Parents want answers at APS redistricting meeting
A big meeting is planned Wednesday night to help clear up the Atlanta Public Schools redistricting confusion. Demographers who devised the school district’s first major redistricting plan in a decade will talk about the plan. Steve Samp, a father of two, lives in the Argonne Forrest neighborhood. He, as well ...
New Birth Academy to reopen
A spokesman for New Birth Missionary Baptist Church told Channel 2 Action News on Sunday that the church's New Birth Academy will reopen this coming week. The word comes just a few weeks after New Birth announced it would have to close the academy due to the sluggish economy and ...
Principal reacts to math homework assignment referring to slavery
A Gwinnett County elementary school principal is speaking out after one of his teacher’s homework assignments sparked a nationwide controversy. Beaver Ridge Principal Jose DeJesus issued a statement on the school website regarding a math homework assignment given to third grade students referencing slavery. “Last week, a homework assignment went ...
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