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Early Childhood Education

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

If President Obama Visited Your Child's School, What Would You Ask Him?

Education reform had its place in the president's address this week, and on Thursday he will visit an Atlanta-area school. If you had the chance to talk to him, what would you ask?

On the heels of his first State of the Union address since re-election, President Barack Obama will be heading to Georgia where he plans to visit an early learning center on Thursday. Few details have been released about his visit to the Atlanta area on Feb. 14. However, Patch has confirmed that Obama will make a stop at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Ga. His stop here is one of only two metropolitan areas he plans to visit following his State of the Union speech. In the speech, the president set forth a plan for education reform: highlighting the need for top-quality preschool for every American child; promoting high schools that prepare students for jobs in demand, such as science and engineering; and …

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K Wade

10:42 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013

@Paul There have many more killings in private homes..so I guess we should post secret service in all homes, as well. You get a little personal there Paul. I have two great sons who both went through grades K to 12 right here in Peachtree Corners. Sorry you feel I'm a "disappointment to parents everywhere". I'm a proud parent and kind of take that as an insult. So I'm going to have to call you …   more ›

Sunday, August 7, 2011

The Schoolhouse Opening Monday in Duluth

New Duluth preschool for children ages 1-4 raises the bar on early childhood education.

On Monday, Aug. 8, a dream seven years in the making will come to life as The Schoolhouse Preschool Academy, located at 2466 Buford Highway between Rogers Bridge Road and Sugarloaf Parkway, opens its doors to the Duluth community. The Schoolhouse offers a special preschool learning environment that invites children ages 1-4 to explore their sense of wonder while fostering learning, challenge and choice. The Schoolhouse offers preschoolers “An Ivy League Beginning,” according to Director Angilla Jones. “Without question the Ivy League schools set the bar in higher education. Our goal here is to raise the bar in preschool education, offering the same level of ‘Ivy League” quality and commitment to learning,” Jones said. “We go far beyond …

Erick Sullivan

1:59 am on Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Ms. Angilla Jones, it was a pleasure touring the campus of The Shoolhouse! All the environments are accommodating, flexible, and reflect an aesthetic and technical standard of excellence worthy of your tag line – An Ivy League Beginning. This is so refreshing to witness, especially with the current state of public outcry over our Georgia School Systems. It seems that you have done the obvious. …   more ›

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