Twenty-Nine East Lake and Clarkston Micro-Entrepreneurs Complete Community-Based Accelerator Program, Receiving Mentoring and Business Training

May 2, 2017 / Press Releases

Twenty-nine promising micro-entrepreneurs in the Clarkston and East Lake communities have completed an extensive mentoring and business training program offered through the Start: Micro-Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (Start:ME). Start:ME will celebrate the 29 ventures completing this year’s program with its Entrepreneur Showcase on Thursday, May 4th from 5:30-8:30 PM at Agnes Scott College in Decatur.

Charles R. Drew Charter School Elementary Academy Named First STEAM-Certified School in APS

April 28, 2017 / Press Releases

The Georgia Department of Education has awarded Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) certification to Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) Charles R. Drew Charter Elementary Academy. Drew Charter is the second STEAM-certified school in the state of Georgia, the first STEAM-certified school charter school in Georgia, and the first STEAM-certified school in APS.