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APS improves high, middle school safety with new weapons detection system

The Evolv Express expedites physical security screenings while accurately identifying weapons.  By Allison Joyner This week, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) announced have installed Evolv Express weapons detection systems in their high and middle schools as an added layer of safety and a more efficient way to screen students’ belongings. “One of the things that we […]

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Georgia Charter School Students Are More Likely To Graduate High School, Enroll and Persist In College, Study Finds

Attending a Georgia start-up charter high school increases the likelihood of graduation, and those students are more likely to enroll and persist in college, according to a recent study by Georgia State University’s Center for State and Local Finance. Researchers Peter Bluestone and Nicholas Warner used Georgia’s Academic and Workforce Analysis and Research Data System, or GA AWARDS, information to analyze whether […]

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