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Schools

Ga Tech Catholic Center Buzzes Over Pope Francis

Students gather around the television Wednesday to see and hear from the new leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.

Schools, Public Safety

APS Calls Thursday Grady Meeting to Talk School Safety

Parents' concerns over campus security escalated following Wednesday’s incident when a student brought a gun to school and accidentally shot herself in the thigh.

Police & Fire, Schools

Student Accidentally Shoots Herself at Grady High

Police say the 17-year-old student accidentally shot herself in her leg. They confiscated a pink-colored .380-caliber handgun.

Schools

Georgia Tech Among the Most-Buzzed Universities on the Internet

Georgia Tech’s Internet clout ranks 21st among American universities according to a recent survey.

Schools

APS Calendar Meeting Monday at Inman

Inman Middle School will be the site of a community meeting to discuss the proposed calendars for the next two school years (2013-14 and 2014-2015).

Schools

New Bell Schedule: APS Touts Improved Safety, On-Time Arrival, Efficiency

Earlier elementary school start could have 800 of the district's youngest students being picked up by the bus before 6:50 a.m., but APS says advantages of changes, including cost savings and improved ride times for special needs students, are numerous.

Schools, Sports

Georgia Tech names Bobinski as school's new AD

Xavier University’s Mike Bobinski, the current chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, will be just the eighth athletic director in school history when he begins the job in April.

APS Security Department Board presentation from Monday's board meeting

Schools, Public Safety

Davis: APS police officers can better identify sensitive relationships, head issues off earlier

Superintendent Erroll B. Davis and the Atlanta school board discusses implementing its own police force. Another APS Community Listening Session to discuss ideas on how to enhance school safety set for Wednesday.

Schools

APS Calendar Vote Pushed To March

Inman Middle School will be the site of a community meeting later this month to discuss the proposed calendars for the next two school years (2013-24 and 2014-2015).

Schools

Back to School Monday!

Grady High School will be the site this week of an APS Community Listening Session to offer ideas on how to enhance school culture, climate, safety and student transportation.

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