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…
Georgia BOE reverses course on Milestones grade weight
Release: State Board of Education withdraws 10% EOC proposal, posts Supt. Woods’ .01% recommendation for public comment MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us November 19, 2020 – The State Board of Education (SBOE) today voted to…
GBI arrests Crisp County High coach on sexual…
Release: Crisp County High School Teacher Arrested for Sexual Assault NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Dooly County, GA (November 19, 2020) – On Thursday, November 19, 2020, the GBI arrested David Lamberth, 42. Lamberth was charged with one…
Pinegrove Elementary students receive tour NASA’s Florida base
Release: PGE Students Virtual NASA Fieldtrip Adventurous students that have dreamed about exploring space came one step closer in Missy Eason’s fourth-grade class. The students took a virtual field trip with NASA in Florida thanks…
Georgia’s graduation rates continue to increase
Release: Georgia graduation rate increases again, to 83.8 percent 105 Georgia districts record graduation rates at or above 90 percent School- and District-Level Graduation Rates: PDF | Excel November 10, 2020 – Georgia’s graduation rate increased again in 2020,…
VSU and Wiregrass make articulation for new educators…
Release: Wiregrass and VSU Sign Articulation Agreement to Benefit Future Teachers Valdosta, Ga. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (Wiregrass) and Valdosta State University (VSU) signed a new articulation agreement that will benefit the education field for…
Georgia Lottery generates record amounts for education
Release: Gov. Kemp: Georgia Lottery Posts Record Quarter for HOPE, Pre-K NOVEMBER 02, 2020 Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the Georgia Lottery Corp.’s most profitable quarter in its 27-year history. The Georgia…
Columbus residents charged with defrauding student loan programs
Release: Six Defendants Charged in Scheme to Defraud Student Loan Programs Six former administrators from the Columbus, Georgia, campus of the Apex School of Theology were charged in an indictment unsealed Monday for their alleged…
Supt. Woods states goals for the future of…
Release: Superintendent Woods: We must reimagine K-12 education in Georgia To view the full Roadmap to Reimagining K-12 Education, visit gadoe.org/reimagineK12 October 19, 2020 – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia's students, families,…