The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
MARTA to open transit hub at Justice Center
12 instead of Aug. 5.
Joyce Many, senior associate dean of undergraduate studies and educator preparation at Georgia State University, said districts are better prepared for the virtual classroom now than they were when COVID-19 closed schools in March. “This is going to be a more planful virtual experience,” she said. “Our school systems have been working all summer considering what were the difficulties, what kind of professional development do we need to provide and what kind of structures do we need in place for this to be more successful.”
That look forward includes figuring out how to get laptops and internet access to those who don’t have it. The Clayton district plans to lease about 38,000 Chromebooks, but doesn’t expect to have all it needs by opening day, Beasley said.
He acknowledged that virtual classrooms may cause problems for parents who work outside the home.
“I can’t fix the childcare situation if we start virtually,” he said. “No one can. You’ve got to have a plan.”
MARTA and Clayton County will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday for a new bus transit hub at the Clayton County Justice Center. The hub is the first phase of transit improvements at the justice center, which will serve four bus routes and 800 daily MARTA riders. The new hub moves bus stop operations from Post Way to within the JusticeCenter’s northwest parking lot.
The ribbon-cutting is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Justice Center, 9151 Tara Boulevard in Jonesboro.
MARTA, which is holding a ribboncutting Saturday for its transit hub at the Clayton County Justice Center, plans more bus shelters.
It will include a community paint day in which residents will use stencils to paint concrete barriers between the buses and bus shelters. The work is part of MARTA’s public art program Artbound and includes input from local artist George F. Baker III. In an effort to address coronavirus concerns, paint will be provided in disposable cups and paintbrush handles wiped down after each use.
MARTA said phase 2 of the work, which will include permanent shelters and barriers and digital signs showing bus arrival times, will be completed in the next couple of years.