Education
Fayette Chamber Hosts 11th Annual Partners in Education Recognition Breakfast May 143/26/10 The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce will recognize the 2010 Outstanding Business Partners of the Year at their annual Partners in Education Recognition Breakfast on Friday, May 14, 2010... More Need-Based Students Get Lift from Senate with HOPE College Opportunity Grant3/26/10 SB 496, The HOPE College Opportunity Grant, passed the Senate today with an overwhelming majority. Sen. Jack Hill (R-Reidsville), the bill's author, went to bat for need based students throughout Georgia by proposing the grant which will be based solely on need... More Young Audiences Launches Arts for Learning Lessons in DeKalb County2/16/10 Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC) is announcing today the launch of its Arts for Learning Lessons in partnership with the DeKalb County School System. The Arts for Learning Lessons is a ground-breaking supplemental literacy initiative that blends the creativity and discipline of the arts with learning science to raise student achievement... More Fayette County Superintendent of Education DeCotis Announces Retirement2/10/10 Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. John DeCotis has announced his retirement from the school system effective July 1, 2010. His current contract will expire on June 30, 2010. DeCotis has served the school system for 31 years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and county-level administrator... More Governor Perdue Appoints Special Liaisons to Assist Warren County School System2/3/10 Today Governor Sonny Perdue announced two Special Liaisons to assist Warren County School System in regaining its accreditation. “Just as we did with Clayton County, we will do everything within our power to help,” said Governor Perdue. “Through these liaisons, the state will provide special assistance... More GaDOE to Offer FREE Online High School Graduation Test Remediation1/29/10 State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox today announced a free online remediation course for high school students to help them pass the science and/or social studies portion of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT). Registration for the courses begins Monday, February 1, 2010... More The Avenue Peachtree City Helps CARE for Fayette’s Students1/19/10 Generous shoppers visiting The Avenue Peachtree City in December donated over $650 to the Fayette County Public School System’s CARE (Children at Risk in Education) program... More Clayton State Recognized at Golden Key International Conference10/29/09 Clayton State University, Associate Dean of Students Jeff Jacobs, and Assistant Director of Orientation and New Student Programs Barbre Skwira were recently recognized by the Golden Key International Honour Society for their efforts on behalf of the University’s Golden Key chapter... More GCSA: DeKalb Schools Lawsuit Takes Away Civil Rights10/22/09 The Georgia Charter Schools Association takes great exception with the decision by the DeKalb County Public Schools and Superintendent Crawford Lewis to sue the State of Georgia and the Georgia Charter Schools Commission for the purpose of maintaining control of the educational choice options of parents and students in the county... More Clayton State School of Business to Offer MBA Prep Class Starting October 249/29/09 The Clayton State School of Business will offer an MBA Prep Course on four Saturdays starting on Oct. 24. The cost of the course is just $50, plus the cost of two GMAT books. The classes will meet from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 24, Oct. 31, Nov. 7 and Nov. 14 in room B-11... More GCSA Statement on Gwinnett Public Schools' Broad AwardCongratulations, Gwinnett! Now it's time to do right by ALL of your students. 9/23/09 The following is an official statement from Georgia Charter Schools Association Chief Executive Officer Tony Roberts... More Superintendent Cox Launches New Teacher Tools9/8/09 State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox launched two online teacher tools this morning that will save educators and school systems time and money... More Book Review: defining Twilight; Enticing Teens to Learn8/28/09 "Quick," I said to my teenager. "Define
futilely." The eyes
that bore back into mine were blank, almost oblivious to my
question. "Are you
woolgathering?" Charter Schools Not "Struggling" Financially8/18/09 A study released last week by the Fiscal Research Center at Georgia State University found that the financial health of the state’s charter schools are mixed, which is counter to headlines that appeared in media reports about the study... More
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Superintendent Cox Launches GaDOE iTunes University Site4/30/10 State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox unveiled today the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) iTunes University site. At an event at Rutland High School in Bibb County, Superintendent Cox demonstrated how this free technology will allow teachers, students and parents... More Starr's Mill High's HOSA Going to National Competition3/15/10 Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) at Starr’s Mill High are advancing to the national competition after earning top four placements in the region Competitive Events Program... More Georgia Museum of Art to Host Exhibition as Part of UGA's Upcoming 225th Anniversary2/17/10 The Georgia Museum of Art (GMOA) is organizing “University of Georgia Turns 225,” an exhibition beginning March 19, 2010, that will celebrate UGA’s 225th anniversary. The exhibition will display visual art that reflects both the history and the current state of UGA and its campus life. Paintings... More Governor Sonny Perdue: Transforming Teacher Pay2/10/10 Last month I proposed a new plan that will transform the way we compensate K-12 teachers and leaders in our state. It will put them on the same playing field as our state’s top coaches who are rewarded for consistently winning games... More University of West Georgia Sponsors UWG Day at Capitol
2/6/10 The University of West Georgia sponsored UWG Day at The Carnegie Adds Early Literacy Station™ to its Early Childhood Collection1/29/10 The Carnegie announces the acquisition of the Early Literacy Station (“ELS”), a computer workstation loaded with more than forty-five educational software titles for kids ages 2-10. The Early Literacy Station offers children a safe, standalone computer not connected to the... More Georgia Racing to the Top1/20/10 Governor Sonny Perdue today announced that Georgia has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Education for the first round of federal “Race to the Top” grants. Georgia stands to receive up to $462 million over four years to implement its plan if selected... More Charter Schools Rally at State Capitol to Draw Close to 1,00010/27/09 A crowd of nearly 1,000 students, parents, educators, politicians and others will show their support for public charter schools in Georgia at the first ever “Rally at the Capitol for Charter Schools,” Friday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m. – noon, on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol building... More Graduation Rate Rises to 78.9 Percent10/2/09 The state of Georgia's graduation rate rose to a high of 78.9 percent in 2009 -- an increase of three points over last year... More Majority Leader Rogers Joins Governor Jeb Bush in Addressing Excellence in Action Education Summit9/29/09 Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) will be a featured legislator at the Excellence in Action summit held Oct. 8 and 9 in Washington, D.C. Sen. Rogers will be joining summit host Gov. Jeb Bush and many other reform-minded policymakers working to close the gap in the international race for knowledge... More ACT Participation Jumps, Scores Remain Steady8/19/09 Georgia's ACT scores remained steady in 2009 even as participation on the college entrance exam jumped by nearly nine percent in one year. About 40 percent of Georgia's 2009 graduating seniors took the ACT and had an average composite score of 20.6, the same as last... More Superintendent Cox Seeks Student Advisors8/15/09 State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox is Superintendent Cox and SBOE Recognize Excellence in Education8/14/09 State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox and the State Board of Education (SBOE) recognized several schools and educators yesterday for their outstanding performance in Media Programs and World Languages... More First Lady Mary Perdue to Host Reading Under the Stars8/13/09 First Lady Mary Perdue announced today that she will host Reading Under the Stars at the Georgia Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday, August 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. First Lady Perdue will host Georgia’s Pre-K students for a live reading in the mansion gardens of Bedtime in the Jungle by John Butler... More Heron Bay Academy to Submit Petition to Georgia Charter School Commission7/30/09 Heron Bay Academy will be among the first schools to submit a petition to the newly founded Georgia Charter School Commission. The charter application will be submitted on August 1, 2009, with an answer expected by December 2009. The Georgia Charter School Commission was created by House Bill 881 in May 2008 due the high number of charter school petitions that have been denied by local school... More Georgia Spending Totals Just Over $9,000 Per-Pupil Public Education, per Census Bureau7/27/09 Public schools in New York spent $15,981 per pupil in 2007, which was more than any other state or state equivalent, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau... More Clayton State to Streamline Education for Registered Nurses7/9/09 Following the recent action of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG), Clayton State University’s School of Nursing is preparing to streamline the higher education... More |
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