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’s 2021 graduation rate holds steady
Release: Georgia’s high-school graduation rate did not change significantly from 2020 to 2021 – the 2021 rate is 83.7 percent, compared to 83.8 percent in 2020. Georgia’s graduation rate has increased by 14 percentage points…
GaDOE names Office of Rural Education, Innovation after…
Photo: State School Superintendent Richard Woods, Deputy Superintendent for Rural Education and Innovation Dr. Bronwyn Ragan-Martin, and Southwest RESA Executive Director Tim Helms are joined by members of Dr. Butch Mosely’s family to announce the…
GaDoE awards SUCCESS grants in support of school…
Release: The Georgia Department of Education is awarding $4.9 million in competitive grants to support school improvement efforts in 14 school districts and state charter schools. Districts with at least one school identified for Comprehensive Support &…
GaDOE launches ESSER funding dashboard to evaluate COVID-19…
Release: The Georgia Department of Education has developed an ESSER funding dashboard that will provide a simple, transparent way for the public to see Georgia school districts’ use of federal COVID-19 relief funds. The dashboard is available…
Georgia beats national average on SAT scores
Release: For the fourth year in a row, Georgia public-school students outperformed their counterparts in the nation’s public schools on the SAT, recording a mean score of 1077 — 39 points higher than the national…
GA Foundation for Public Education awards $115,000 in…
Release: The Georgia Foundation for Public Education awarded its fourth round of Rural Education Fund grants, providing 12 grants to Georgia schools and districts. Totaling $115,003, this year’s Rural Education Fund grants will fund middle-school…
Georgia approves new K-12 mathematics standards
Release: The State Board of Education today approved State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ recommendation to adopt the new K-12 Mathematics Standards. The current (2020-2021) school year will be dedicated to teacher training on the new standards,…
Superintendent Woods shares school experiences during COVID
Release: As school started last year, I made it a point to be out on the frontlines to hear directly from our students, teachers, and school leaders. I was in more than seventy schools –…