This story has been updated. A Toomer Elementary School teacher’s dream of building an inclusive playground for students is one big step closer to becoming a reality. Emily Max won a $100,000 grant from Farmers ...
Toomer Elementary teacher Emily Max is a finalist for a $100,000 grant offered by Farmers Insurance. She was the only teacher from Georgia to be named a contender in the eastern region. If she wins, ...
Atlanta Public Schools has found the next leader of Fred Armon Toomer Elementary. The school system has selected Ashley Adamo, Assistant Principal at Springdale Park Elementary, which serves students from Virginia-Highland, Midtown, Druid Hills and Poncey Highland. Adamo is replacing Nicole ...
Gov. Nathan Deal believes the state should take control of a local school if consistently comes up short on the state’s College and Career Ready Performance Index. He’s backing a constitutional amendment that would allow for ...
Superintendent Phyllis Edwards knows City Schools of Decatur is running out of room. One of her ideas for creating more space is leasing it from neighboring school districts. Edwards recently told Decaturish that she has ...
Teachers and family described Randy Bellows, 12, as a kid with a good heart who loved to smile. Bellows, who was a fifth grader at Toomer Elementary, died unexpectedly on Aug. 28, and there’s been ...
The Decatur community celebrated when the state released the 2013 College and Career Ready Performance Index scores. CCRPI is what has replaced the Adequate Yearly Progress scores that were a part of the discarded No Child ...