Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson has been on the job since last summer . Instead of delivering a standard State of the District address this year, Johnson released a video of himself and other officials talking about the status of APS and where the school system is headed. Invoking former APS Superintendent Alonzo Crim , Johnson said he wants to take a “back to basics” approach to education. He sat down with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to identify what’s going well in the district and what he calls “opportunities” for improvement.
The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Q: What do you mean by a “back to basics” approach? …