Georgia schools experienced a significant decline in enrollment during the years of educating students during the pandemic. Parents across the state are concerned about the safety of children in public schools as well as academic learning loss. Chris Stewart, CEO of Brightbeam, frequently tweets, “How are the children?” When looking at the declining numbers of students returning back to public…
Tag: Family Engagement

Customer Service Should Be Grade A for Parents in Public Schools
November is National Family Engagement Month As we prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday, public schools can show parents how thankful they are for them by focusing on ways to improve and maintain customer service. All parents and families want and deserve Chick-fil-A customer service when they come to the school or are engaged by school/district staff. I know parents…

A Veteran Educator Is Working to Improve Atlanta’s School Board for Student Success
EdLanta Director, Jason B. Allen is running for Atlanta Board of Education, Seat 9, At Large

10 Concerns About School Reopening from Public School Parents
Schools in Metro Atlanta have been back in session for the last four weeks. Several school districts have had to close school(s) and move from face to face learning to virtual learning as a result of increasing cases of COVID-19. EdLanta previously wrote about how schools are not prepared for reopening. Even after schools reopened fall of 2020 during the…

Why Aren’t We Prepared to Manage Increasing Cases of COVID-19 in Schools?
Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, I have watched school boards across the Metro Atlanta area struggle with preparedness of how to protect our students and. When I speak of protection, I mean protecting their health and wellness, educational growth, professional growth and support of families. One of the most asked questions of back to school has been,…

3 Ways to Engage Families in Gaining Equity in Public Schools
If public schools really want to do the work of equity, we should see the three things inside the article done.

Buying Black Includes Businesses Partnering with Schools in Black Communities!
If every business in Atlanta partnered with local schools in some way, we would cover each school, early learning center, after school program and day care supporting children. Tune into Family Reunion, hosted by EdLanta, Monday, November 30, 2020, 6 p.m. EST as we continue this conversation on Black communities, schools and families in Family Reunion. But it’s not this…