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Trends and Happenings in Georgia Education What You Need to Know to Stay Up to Date With Atlanta and Georgia Education Local Schools Ranked Best in State Kittredge Magnet School in Brookhaven was named the No. 1 elementary school in Georgia by U.S. News and World Report’s inaugural rankings of elementary and middle schools. Elite Scholars Academy in Jonesboro was named the state’s top middle school. APS Opens Social Justice Center Atlanta Public Schools launched the Center for Equity and Social Justice in September. The office is dedicated to advancing equity in education to help ensure academic success for all students across the district. Whitefield Academy Marks 25 Years Smyrna’s Whitefield Academy is celebrating its 25th anniversary throughout the 2021-22 school year. The independent Christ8
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centered school serves almost 900 students on a 100-plus-acre campus that includes its newest building, Brostrand Hall, which opened last year.
sue their educational goals even if they can’t make it to a school campus. The mobile classroom features a library, desks, computers, internet access and staff.
Local Schools Named Blue Ribbon Winners Five metro Atlanta public schools and one area independent school have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. Crabapple Lane Elementary, Elite Scholars Academy, Johns Creek Elementary, Oakhurst Elementary and Riverview Elementary were the public school winners, and Fulton Science Academy was the independent school winner.
Galloway Seniors Win Film Fest Award “Elysium,” a short film by Galloway School seniors Ari Jones and Ella Good, won the Best Experimental category at the Arlington International Film Festival’s 2021 high school filmmaker’s program Voices of Our Youth. Jones and Good wrote, directed, shot and starred in the five-minute film.
Mobile Classroom Comes to DeKalb DeKalb County School District has launched the Mobile Impact Learning Hub, a classroom on wheels designed to help students and adults pur-
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Marietta Schools Launch Literacy Initiative Marietta City Schools was recently awarded a $2.5 million grant to launch the Literacy and Justice for All Initiative, with the aim of helping every child become a proficient reader by the end of third grade. The grant is allocated by United Way with support
