Editing Atlanta (section)

==Education==
{{Main|List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Atlanta|Atlanta Public Schools|List of private schools in Atlanta}}

===Tertiary education===
Due to more than 15 colleges and universities in Atlanta, it is considered one of the nation's largest hubs for [[higher education]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Atlanta Business Chronicle |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2003/11/03/daily8.html |title=Atlanta a magnet for young, single, educated – Atlanta Business Chronicle |website=Bizjournals.com |date=November 3, 2003 |access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlanta.net/explore/colleges-universities/|title=Visit Atlanta Colleges – Take a Tour of Atlanta, GA Colleges|website=Atlanta.net|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Tech Tower-6.jpg|thumb|right|Tech Tower on the [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] campus]]
The [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] is a prominent public research university in [[Midtown Atlanta|Midtown]]. It offers highly ranked degree programs in engineering, design, industrial management, the sciences, and architecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/georgia-institute-technology#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20ranked%20by,other%20institution%20in%20the%20nation.|title = Georgia Institute of Technology|date = August 10, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Georgia State University College of Law Building.jpeg|thumb|right|[[Georgia State University]]'s Law building]]
[[Georgia State University]] is a major public research university in [[Downtown Atlanta]]; it is the largest in student population of the 29 public colleges and universities in the [[University System of Georgia]] and is a significant contributor to the revitalization of the city's central business district.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/feature/gsu-impact-on-downtown-all-encompassing.html |title=GSU impact on downtown all-encompassing |work=Atlanta Business Chronicle |last=Sinderman |first=Martin |date=March 10, 2017 |access-date=November 16, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Emory University - Charles and Peggy Evans Anatomy Building.JPG|thumb|left| Charles and Peggy Evans Anatomy Building, [[Emory University School of Medicine]]]]
Atlanta is home to nationally renowned private colleges and universities, most notably [[Emory University]], a leading liberal arts and research institution that operates [[Emory Healthcare]], the largest health care system in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/about-us/index.html|title=About Emory Healthcare|publisher=Emory Healthcare|access-date=August 3, 2011}}</ref> The City of Atlanta annexed Emory into its territory effective January 1, 2018.<ref name=NiesseEmoryannexed/>

The [[Atlanta University Center]] is also in the city; it is the oldest and largest contiguous consortium of [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black colleges]] in the nation, comprising [[Spelman College]], [[Clark Atlanta University]], [[Morehouse College]], and [[Morehouse School of Medicine]]. Atlanta contains a campus of the [[Savannah College of Art and Design]], a private art and design university that has proven to be a major factor in the recent growth of Atlanta's visual art community. Atlanta also boast [[American Bar Association]] accredited law schools: [[Atlanta's John Marshall Law School]], [[Emory University School of Law]], and [[Georgia State University College of Law]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lawyeredu.org/aba-accredited-schools.html|title = List of ABA Accredited Law Schools| date=July 2020 }}</ref>
[[File:Teec-2015.jpg|thumb|right|[[University of Georgia]]'s [[Terry College of Business]] Education Center]]

The Atlanta Regional Council of Higher Education (ARCHE) is dedicated to strengthening synergy among 19 public and private colleges and universities in the Atlanta region. Participating Atlanta region colleges and universities partner on [[Double degree|joint-degree programs]], [[cross-registration]], library services, and cultural events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlantahighered.org/about/|title=About|website=Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref>

The [[University of Georgia|University of Georgia's]] [[Terry College of Business]] has a satellite campus in the [[Buckhead]] district of Atlanta, one of the main financial hubs for the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Campuses - Atlanta Buckhead {{!}} Terry College of Business|url=https://www.terry.uga.edu/about/campuses/atlanta-buckhead|access-date=2022-02-18|website=www.terry.uga.edu}}</ref> This campus is primarily for Executive and Professional [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] programs as well as executive education programs. The campus also acts as a focal point and meeting place for Terry students, alumni, faculty, and staff to interact with the business community.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Peek at the Past: 1912-2002, Celebrating the First State-Chartered Business School, 90 Years in Business |publisher=Terry College of Business, University of Georgia |work= Terry Magazine|date=Fall 2009 |url=http://www.terry.uga.edu/about/peek_at_the_past.html | access-date=2022-04-07}}</ref>

===Primary and secondary education===
Fifty-five thousand students are enrolled in 106 schools in [[Atlanta Public Schools]] (APS), some of which are operated as charter schools.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.school-stats.com/GA/FULTON/ATLANTA_CITY.html|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.school-stats.com}}</ref> Atlanta is served by many private schools including, without limitation, [[Atlanta Jewish Academy]], [[Atlanta International School]], [[The Westminster Schools]], [[Pace Academy]], [[The Lovett School]], [[The Paideia School]], [[Holy Innocents' Episcopal School]] and [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] parochial schools operated by the [[Archdiocese of Atlanta]].

In 2018 the City of Atlanta annexed a portion of DeKalb County containing the [[Centers for Disease Control]] and [[Emory University]]; this portion will be zoned to the [[DeKalb County School District]] until 2024, when it will transition into APS.<ref>{{cite web|author=McCray, Vanessa|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/aps-dekalb-annexation-deal-could-pay-for-six-school-health-clinics/5mbGjr9WelTTKnoIUmArUJ/|title=APS, DeKalb annexation deal could pay for six school health clinics|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=December 10, 2019|access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> In 2017 the number of children living in the annexed territory who attended public schools was nine.<ref>{{cite web|author=Niesse, Mark|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/emory-annexation-won-finished-time-for-atlanta-elections/5XmFt1qUhAAH4gAn8yF5QM/|title=9 students and $2.3M stand in the way of Emory's annexation to Atlanta|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=October 16, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref>