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At a glance: the 2023 Atlanta Public School board elections

by Ryan Zickgraf August 31, 2023September 5, 2023

Don’t let the blazing hot temperatures fool you. Atlanta Public Schools election season is here.  Last week, 10 candidates qualified to vie for five spots on the Atlanta Board of Education in the Nov. 7 election. Thanks to a 2020 law, Atlanta school board elections are now staggered, so that city residents elect board members […]

A photograph of the Atlanta Public Schools office, a red brick building with beige stucco.
Posted inHousing Affordability

As housing costs rise, more APS students experience homelessness

by Sean Keenan August 28, 2023August 28, 2023
Posted inDemocracy

What’s in Atlanta Public Schools’ $1.66 billion budget?

by Ryan Zickgraf May 11, 2023August 14, 2023
Posted inDemocracy

EXPLAINER: How does the Atlanta Public School budget work? 

by Ryan Zickgraf May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
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Posted inHousing Affordability

Mayor’s affordable housing strike force to seek developers for city land

by Sean Keenan August 5, 2022August 5, 2022
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Voters make Atlanta’s school homestead exemption permanent

by Sean Keenan November 5, 2021November 5, 2021
Posted inHousing Affordability

Planned downtown high-rise to bring affordable apartments for teachers

by Sean Keenan April 16, 2021July 19, 2021

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