B.E.S.T Academy a model for future single-gender school in Jacksonville, Fla.

(From left-right) Gregory Owens, Cleve Warren, president, Essential Capital Finance; Janet Owens, vice president of marketing & communications, United Way of Northeast Florida; and Barbara Darby, president, Florida State College at Jacksonville, met with Hajj Womack, dean of academics for the B.E.S.T. Academy.  The group visited B.E.S.T. to learn about the academy’s curriculum, structure, administration, students, funding model and community support for their new single-gender charter school concept in Jacksonville, Fla.

Top 5 reasons to attend the Domecoming Football Classic

By now you probably already know about Atlanta Public Schools’ inaugural Domecoming Football Classic, which is an all-day high school football extravaganza featuring some of the district’s best football programs. (We posted information about this here.) Here’s the schedule:

11 a.m. Grady-St. Pius X
2:30 p.m. North Atlanta-Carver
5 p.m. Washington-Riverwood
8 p.m. Mays-Villa Rica

We also want to stress just exactly why this is THE high school athletics event of the year. Here are five reasons why you shouldn’t miss out …

CNN’s Rick Martin speaks at B.E.S.T. Academy lecture series

Rick Martin (above), CNN USA national desk assignment editor challenged seventh-graders at B.E.S.T. Academy to “think about the end game” when it comes to their future plans.

Read the press release here.