Rep. Valencia Stovall encourages constituents of Forest Park to grab hold of hope! She’s asking for families of 6th grade students to attend 7 Pillars Career Academy’s Build Day Events. Forest Park is home to the new school that is giving parents in Clayton County a different choice and plenty of cool educational options. Georgia State Representative Valencia Stovall (D-Forest…
Author: Jason B. Allen
Let’s Help Our Students Expand Their Minds!
Jarrod Carter, a new staff member at 7 Pillars Career Academy, is seeking our help in equipping his Health Education Class with additional resources. Being among the 2% of Black male educators in America, I find his ask something that needs to be supported. We too often don’t have quality educators standing in front of our students. Let alone quality,…
Ethos Classical Opens Successfully!
I am so excited for this school. Recently, we have featured Ethos Classical and their journey. EdLanta is excited to follow this new school that is offering another choice to Atlanta families. Ethos Classical is a public humanities and arts-focused charter elementary school. It will provide Atlanta students with high-quality individualized education. The school opened its doors to its first…
New KIPP Partnership School Brings Exciting Opportunity for Families in Northwest Atlanta
The first day of school signifies new beginnings and new opportunities. I’m particularly feeling it this week, as I start in teaching at a brand new school! However, I know that the back-to-school season for many Atlanta families is just a reminder that they have to wait yet another year for real change and improvement in their school options. But…
Charter Schools Receive Backlash for Effective School-turnaround.
It’s imperative that our stakeholders understand that charter schools aren’t afraid to make the tough decisions. Recently, this statement from the Georgia Cyber Academy was issued on services provided by K12 and regarding its relationship and ongoing challenges with K12 Inc. (K12) Georgia Cyber Academy. “For the past 12 years, Georgia Cyber Academy (GCA) has served more than 100,000 students…
We Cannot Reform Prisons without Reforming Education!
Many Metro Atlanta school districts are returning back to school on today. But how many of these schools will actually decrease the number of Black students impacted by bias in policies designed to throw them into the school to prison pipeline? In working to decrease the school to prison pipeline in Georgia over the last 15 years, I can tell…
Narvie Harris E.S. Gives School Choice a Bad Name by Targeting Black Hairstyles.
On yesterday, a stakeholder of Narvie Harris Elementary School in Dekalb County, GA was shocked at the lack of cultural sensitivity towards Black children and cultural hairstyles. From braids with beads and bows for girls to high top fades, boxes and even parts (line design) for boys, photos of Black children with nice hairstyles were placed around the school with…