Article Category: School

DeKalb Education Brass Face Big Decision on School Protocol One of the biggest unanswered questions from the coronavirus pandemic is what we will do with our nation’s children when the new school year begins. Some parents and educators are concerned about sending students into environments where social distancing can be extremely challenging. From the cafeteria…

Tucker’s Census Response Could Yield Big Bucks for the City According to the grading scale in our DeKalb County schools, a 65 percent is an F. Not an F+, not almost a D, but a failing, disappointing F. In terms of the United States Census, however, 65 percent puts the City of Tucker right near…

Elementary School Taking a Different Path on the Way to Student Achievement For years, STEM has been a big buzz word in education. Not just here in metro Atlanta, but all across the country, schools have rushed to gain STEM certification. Right now thousands of schools in all 50 states are certified in the program…

Congratulations to Tucker High School’s Class of 2020! This hard-working class is headlined by valedictorian Luma Younis and salutatorian Bidhya Pradhan.

Students Turn to Tech to Keep School Year Going One of the groups whose routine has been most disrupted by the outbreak of the coronavirus is young people. Just as they were beginning to count down the days until Spring Break, their semester was abruptly cut short, leaving them with a lot of questions and…

Going for Gold Simone Kelly is a busy woman. In addition to leading the gifted program at Livsey Elementary School, she also moonlights as the school’s theatre teacher. And the Academic Bowl advisor. And the Science Olympiad coordinator.  “Sometimes with Ms. Kelly I have to tell her ‘no’ to certain things,” explains Livsey Principal Shawna…

One-on-One with Tucker’s School Board Rep Allyson Gevertz is one of seven elected representatives on the DeKalb County Board of Education. Elected in 2018 to represent DeKalb’s District 4, Gevertz represents an area that includes the Tucker Cluster. The longtime education advocate sat down with InTucker last month to talk about her path to serving…

Tucker Middle School Teacher Stokes a Passion for the Arts As Timothy Simmons conducts his choir at the Tucker Middle School Winter Concert, he looks back at a crowd of familiar faces. It’s not just his students’ parents who have come to see the performance tonight. It’s more than his coworkers or some supportive friends.…

Tucker High Students Gain Real World Experience in Work-Based Learning Program Erica Bower walks the halls of Tucker High School just like any other senior. As she counts down the days to graduation, Erica’s mind jumps between any number of topics: friends, classes, extracurricular activities, her after-school job. Unlike many of her classmates, Erica is…

Tucker’s STEM-Certified Elementary School Trains Students for Future Success If you ask a teacher why they chose that particular profession, you could get any number of answers. For some, it’s the opportunity to shape and mold young minds. Others enjoy the challenge of teaching skills that will last students a lifetime. And some are just…

Tucker Cluster School Parents and Teachers Going the Extra Mile for Student Achievement Students in Mr. Minott’s ESOL class at Tucker High School have a unique way of learning. These students are picking up the English language, so traditional textbooks and novels aren’t always the best tools. Instead, these students are learning English through the…

DeKalb Native Brings Experience, Big Ideas to New Role at Idlewood Elementary The new school year always brings new school supplies, new friends and, for one Tucker Cluster School, it brought a new principal. Idlewood Elementary School welcomed Ms. Robin Elder to their campus this August with open arms and hearts. Elder, a product of…