Coke, SunTrust commit $2M for additional staff in Atlanta classrooms

Coca-Cola and SunTrust have committed $2 million in a partnership with the Westside Future Fund to add extra teachers and paraprofessionals in 21 Atlanta classrooms.

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The money will fund positions at Hollis Innovation Academy, a K-8 school in the Vine City neighborhood. The $2 million in philanthropic commitment is the start of a five-year plan from the Westside Future Fund to raise $16 million in order to improve education outcomes at Hollis and other schools in the neighborhood.

Atlanta Public Schools and the Westside Future Fund will work together to create a “cradle-to-college pipeline” of schools in the English Avenue, Vine City, Ashview Heights and Atlanta University Center neighborhoods.

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Back to school shopping can be taxing for parents and the supply lists seem to grow every year. Here is a sample of one school’s requirements for new kindergartners. Parents can order a prepacked box or shop on their own.

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Fulton to close two elementary schools despite parent protests

Spalding Drive Elementary School in Sandy Springs and Parklane Elementary in East Point will close at the end of the school year. Students will be rezoned to other schools.