District's largest private grant ever will revamp math and science learning in grades K-12
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 30, 2007 -- The GE Foundation today awarded a $22 million College Bound District grant to Atlanta Public Schools, marking the largest private grant in the district's history. At Southside Comprehensive High School, more than 1,300 students, teachers, parents, administrators, community leaders and GE executives celebrated the award, designed to improve student achievement and increase college readiness through comprehensive school-business-community collaboration.