THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to 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 –…
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…