State of Georgia plans to give public school…

Release: Georgia plans to provide bonus payment to every public-school teacher, school staff member MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us January 14, 2021 – Governor Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods plan to provide…

Georgia’s BOE negates high impact of End-of-Course exams

Release: State Board of Education approves Superintendent Woods' .01% EOC proposal MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us December 21, 2020 – The State Board of Education (SBOE) today voted unanimously to approve State School Superintendent Richard…

Georgia computer science teachers receive $645K in training

Release: Georgia Department of Education provides $645,000 for computer science teacher training MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us -Follow GaDOE on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @GeorgiaDeptofEd The list of awardees is available at the bottom of this…

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…

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,…

LHS student makes Supt. Woods’ Student Advisory Council

Release: LHS Student Named to Student Advisory Council Hiba Heikal, a senior at Lowndes High School, has been selected to serve on the State Superintendent's  2020-21 Student Advisory Council. State School Superintendent Richard Woods has…

Superintendent Woods speaks on his visits to GA…

Release: Superintendent Woods: School visits show the hard work and dedication of Georgia’s educators ​September 15, 2020 – Over the last several weeks, I've spent time in schools and classrooms across our state. I've had…