It’s an absolute must. If you want to sell your book to the masses, you have to get out there and publicize it. You need to be on the radio, in magazines and newspapers and on TV. The more the public hears about you and your book, the more likely your book will stand out from the hundreds of thousands published every year.

In any part of the country, the choice between private and public education is a tough one. The Atlanta Schools are no different in this respect. Parents have debated the positive and negative aspects of each side for many years. On the one hand, private Atlanta Schools often provide a more rigorous environment and pay attention to the progress of specific students. Public Atlanta Schools are an entirely different thing. Students can be exposed to many different ideas and peo...

Parents of special needs students in the Atlanta Schools rejoiced this past week when Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship bill. Formerly known as Senate Bill 10, the proposed voucher plan has been watched closely by parents and educators in Atlanta Schools. The law will use state funds to offer vouchers to parents of children with special needs in order to provide them with more appropriate school options. Atlanta Schools’ te...

You know it's true. Everyone has told you. You have to spend as much time as possible listening to a foreign language. But how?

I am shortly to repeat the broadcast exercise for my newly published tome "How to Earn Money in Retirement" (How To Books ISBN 1845281128) but before doing so I am already off to a head start…

No one can deny that it is important for parents to be involved in their child’s education. It is a widely known and rarely disputed fact that kids whose parents are involved in their child’s school do better than those whose parents are not. Parental involvement increases and boosts student achievement. End of story. Or is it? Many parents today have to work, whether they are heads of single-parent or two-parent families. Atlanta Public Schools parents are no exception. ...

There are many studies that both support and denounce the practice of single-gender schools. For many years, colleges and universities were all divided based on gender. Throughout history, boys were able to receive formal schooling, while girls were expected to remain at home and learn both the domestic arts as well as the finer skills of catching a husband. Single-gender schools fell out of popularity in the 1970s but are enjoying a resurgence in this century. Many people...

One of the main goals of schools today is to turn out productive, successful members of society; kids that will one day be leaders of our country, states, cities, or neighborhoods. Whether our youth become actors, athletes, lawyers, doctors, electricians, plumbers, or policemen, they will influence society as a whole and lead others by example. Atlanta Public Schools are trying their hardest to give students not only an academic education, but an education that also includes ...

Atlanta Schools’ Office of Public Engagement The Atlanta Schools’ Office of Public Engagement is responsible for creating and fostering partnerships between Atlanta Schools, community volunteers, teachers, parents, national and local corporations, non-profit groups, and civic organizations in order to advance student achievement. The Office of Public Engagement was created as part of the ongoing educational reform that is occurring throughout the Atlanta Schools. The Offic...

Atlanta Schools’ “Wellness” Workshops Promote Nutrition and Physical Education When Atlanta Schools opened at the end of August, a new project was initiated. The “Wellness” Workshop Project kicked off the school year with a workshop that included Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers, author Yvonne Butler, 300 students from the Atlanta School District, faculty members, and community leaders. This was the first ever Atlanta Schools’ “wellness” workshop. Atlanta Schools’ Margare...