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 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 –…
Georgia Milestones test scores released for 2020-2021
Release: Score Reports – Spring 2021 End of Grade (EOG):• State Summary• System Summaries• School Summaries Score Reports – 2020-2021 End of Course (EOC):• State Summary• System Summaries• School Summaries State-, district-, and school-level scores from the 2020-2021 administration of the…
GaDOE posts mathematics standards for public comment
Release: Reminder: The survey for public comment on the proposed K-12 Mathematics Standards is open through August 23, 2021. We encourage all Georgians – including educators, parents, students, and community members – to review the…
GaDOE and employers to help at-risk students
Release: Great Promise Partnership (GPP), a successful nonprofit that helps at-risk Georgia students complete high school while earning a paycheck, has now joined forces with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). The new partnership means…
State School Superintendent seeking students to serve on…
Release: State School Superintendent Richard Woods is seeking students in grades 10-12 to serve on his 2021-22 Student Advisory Council. These students will meet with Superintendent Woods to discuss the impact of state policies in…