The word “guardrail” in Atlanta right now doesn’t have the same meaning to everyone. The Atlanta Board of Education is using the word “guardrail” to highlight measures of accountability for struggling public schools. But for parents in the Atlanta Public Schools system, the word guardrail appears to be used to ultimately do the opposite of protecting or improving their community…
Tag: Accountability
The Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education Should Learn From Past Mistakes and Listen to Parents.
This op-ed was submitted by Olivia Henderson, Parent in the Perkerson Park Community in Atlanta. Parents are encouraged to reach out to GeorgiaCAN, Atlanta Thrive, BOOK Atlanta and other community parent advocacy groups to let their voices be heard. As a parent zoned for a chronically failing school. I’m forced with a hard decision, a decision whether to send my…
Advocates for Teachers say APS Superintendent Search Needs to Be Transparent!
This article is originally covered here by Maureen Downey of AJC. Atlanta teacher advocacy group, AFT wants transparency with new search for the next leader of APS. The method use to seek out the current APS Superintendent is still a concern for APS parents and stakeholders. This includes long time voice for Atlanta teachers. AJC – Verdaillia Turner is an…
Black Parents Cannot Afford to Lose Focus: Our Kids Have Suffered Enough.
Written by David Mitchell, Founder/CEO of Better Outcomes for Our Kids and partner of EdLanta. When you’re a parent thinking about what’s best for your child, I can only imagine the fear and anger one must have when watching the conversation happening between the Atlanta Board of Education and the current superintendent. After you shed yourself of those concerns, what…
Black Male Teachers are Suffering in Public Schools
Today’s hot news in education is based on The Thomas B. Fordham Institute report on Student-Teacher Race Match in Charter and Traditional Public Schools . Charter schools are hiring and retaining more Black male teachers, but like Charter advocate Kenny Knight said, we’re still in crisis regarding traditional public schools! The TBFI report reflects how charter schools are progressively showing…
SW Atlanta Parents Lift Every Voice for Black Boys
We cannot stop advocating for equitable educational services for Black boys in American schools. SW Atlanta is lifting every voice for Black Boys! Parents in SW Atlanta are not pleased with the educational services their children are receiving at the historic Benjamin E. Mays H.S. Especially the impact it’s having with Black boys who are disproportionately not graduating or excelling…
Black Boys Just Get One Chance
Understanding that Black boys just get one chance at success a Black male teacher born in Africa, who has chosen to remain anonymous, shares his view on how Black boys are educated in America. In every educational system, and I have been in at least three of them: France, Canada, Cameroon ; it is ok to study, to perform very…