Why Are Students Not on Grade Level Being Promoted Anyway?

Education - The Atlanta Voice 9/28 5:33A Aziah Siid

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, school shutdowns required 55 million K-12 students across the United States to stay home. But kids were still required to learn — all while being separated from...

Bridging the Digital Divide: The YWCA’s Women’s Digital Literacy aims to even the playing field

Education - The Atlanta Voice 9/28 2:19A Noah Washington

Are You Ready To Take Your Career to New Heights in The Digital Era? This is the mantra that the YWCA holds as they aim to make strides in bridging the digital divide to empower women with the...

HBCU Week to return to Atlanta next month

Education - The Atlanta Voice 9/27 2:07A Janelle Ward

Left to right: U.S Congressman Hank Johnson, CAU President and Moderator George French, and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries talking with Clark Atlanta University students about how they can...

Art Institute of Atlanta abruptly closes, leaving students with tough decisions to make

Education - The Atlanta Voice 9/25 7:11A Donnell Suggs

Clayton County native Morgan Bolton takes one last look at the email she received Friday about the school closing. I m going to do the whole process over again, she said. Photo by Kerri Phox/The...

Ali at Lakewood hosts first 2023 Atlanta school board candidate debate

Education - The Atlanta Voice 9/21 1:35P Isaiah Singleton

During the community Q A, community members brought up questions regarding Atlanta Public School properties, board meeting awareness, produce when it comes to student lunches, resources, and more....

LIDL launches ‘grocers that give back’ campaign for metro Atlanta high schools

Education - The Atlanta Voice 9/19 12:00A Isaiah Singleton

Lidl, one of the nation’s top-ranked grocers, will be launching a fundraising campaign from Sept. 13 to Nov. 7 to support athletic and extracurricular programs at metro Atlanta high schools. Photo by...

Should You Delay Your Child Starting Kindergarten?

Education - The Atlanta Voice 9/8 6:02A Maya Pottiger

Delaying the start of kindergarten has proven short-term benefits. But is it harmful in the long run? As the 2023-2024 school year starts across the country, not all kindergarten-aged children will be...

Atlanta-based Purposity helps meet the needs of underrepresented students

Education - The Atlanta Voice 9/7 12:00A Janelle Ward

Purposity, a nonprofit intended to make community service efforts easier across the country, partners with social workers to help resolve the needs of students accustomed to seeing broken promises....

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Education - The Atlanta Voice 8/25 12:00A Isaiah Singleton

Alana Gulley, 18, looks at her baby picture on a wall in her family home in Atlanta. Gulley will attend college at Howard University in the fall. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice The baby photo...

“Mason’s BIG Little Feelings” gives kids the building blocks for effective mental health

Education - The Atlanta Voice 8/20 2:53P Itoro N. Umontuen

Jasmine Fambro is a new author of a children s book, Mason s BIG Little Feelings . It s a book dedicated to her son, Mason, that encourages children to find their voices, be unafraid to speak up for...

Worldreader partners with Atlanta nonprofits, schools to promote youth literacy

Education - The Atlanta Voice 8/18 1:07A Janelle Ward

Global literacy nonprofit Worldreader is partnering with various youth social groups and educational programs around Atlanta to motivate students to read more books as a new academic year begins....

Want to Help a Black Teacher? Fund Their Classroom Wishlist

Education - The Atlanta Voice 8/15 3:17A Maya Pottiger

Every school year comes with different challenges, needs, and priorities. But one thing that doesn’t seem to change is how, every fall, teachers ritualistically empty their pocketbooks, purchasing...

Perkins&Will distributes $38,000 in school supplies to Clayton County students

Education - The Atlanta Voice 8/15 2:33A Janelle Ward

Architecture firm Perkins&Will hosted its third annual Backpack Bash in Clayton County last month, distributing over $38,000 worth of backpacks and school supplies to more than 1,100 students in the...

4 New Black Educators Tell Why They Chose Teaching

Education - The Atlanta Voice 8/9 6:10A Maya Pottiger

From low wages to being caught in the political crossfire over book bans, to challenges with student mental health and behavior, teachers are going through it. And, since the pandemic virtual learning...

Back-to-School Pop-up at Moneypenny Helps Teammates Get Ready for the “Big Return” this Month

Brookhaven BubbleLife iReporter 8/8 12:49P Ariel Herr

As students return to school this month after summer break, Duluth’s Moneypenny, a global leader in providing phone answering, receptionist teams, live chat, and customer contact solutions to businesses large and small, opened a Back-to-School...