VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
New Georgia School Superintendent: Audit of State Education…
[caption id="attachment_18281" align="alignnone" width="525"] Athens Banner-Herald Photo[/caption] ATLANTA -- Newly-elected Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods wants to see changes in the state agency. He plans to implement simpler teacher evaluations and student achievement testing. In…
Letter to the Editor | Understand Common Core
Cheryl Lea, Valdosta Today Reader, in response to Rep. Amy Carter's Speech on Common Core: Carter and Galloway need to do more research on Common Core before they go around trying to “educate” people about…
Carter to hold Educational Forum on Common Core…
VALDOSTA -- Georgia State Representative Amy Carter will hold a public forum on education and the effects of the Common Core Standards. The South Georgia Young Republicans will be hosting Carter Tuesday October 14th at Valdosta…
Georgia Announces New School Testing System
MEDIA CONTACTS: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 651-7358, mcardoza@gadoe.org June 4, 2014 – The Georgia Department of Education will implement a new testing system, the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) during the 2014-2015 academic year. The…
Georgia Shines in Report on Common Core Implementation
ATLANTA, GA - Georgia is a leader among several states in implementation of the Common Core, according to a report released last week by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). The report, which tracks progress in 15…
Report: State Superintendent To Run Against Gov. Deal
A report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reveals another name that has entered into the fray to run against Governor Nathan Deal- State Superintendent John Barge. Barge told the paper, "I believe that something has to change.…
Gov Deal Orders ‘Review’ Of Common Core
Just months after Governor Nathan Deal and state Superintendent John Barge were reportedly on the same page in regards to common core standards, Deal has seemingly flipped the script. The Governor this week called for…
GA Pulls Out Of Common Core Testing Group
On Monday, state officials announced Georgia is withdrawing from a group that would have created standardized tests that aligned with the federal Common Core curriculum. State School Superintendent John Barge and Gov. Deal said that…