Georgia high school tests might not count toward grades
4 years, 3 months ago

Georgia high school tests might not count toward grades

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Students in Georgia public high schools would face no consequences for failing statewide standardized tests for at least one year under a proposal from state Superintendent Richard Woods in response to the coronavirus pandemic. With his backing, lawmakers earlier this year eliminated four high school tests and one middle school test that were previously required. The districts still bound by the rules are Buford, Heard County, Montgomery County, Webster County and Worth County Some high school students would normally take end-of-course exams in November, toward the end of one-semester courses. Woods announced Thursday that he would let districts give those tests later in the school year, if they feel students haven’t had enough instruction.

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Georgia students inch ahead on state tests, but remain below pre-pandemic achievement levels
1 year, 5 months ago

Georgia students inch ahead on state tests, but remain below pre-pandemic achievement levels

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia students showed small improvements on state standardized tests in the 2022-2023 school year, but achievement remains below pre-pandemic levels, and slow progress suggests a full recovery could be years off. Of the 21 tests given across all grades and subjects, only seventh grade students in English language arts and eighth grade students in math scored at or …

Georgia schools can now count statewide high school tests for as little as 10% of grades
1 year, 5 months ago

Georgia schools can now count statewide high school tests for as little as 10% of grades

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s standardized tests could count for a lower share of high school course grades after a 9-3 vote on Wednesday by the state Board of Education. They also argue that the tests are an important common yardstick for all of Georgia’s 181 school districts and charter high schools, and that making them count less means students won’t try …

Kemp signs bills aiming to improve school safety, literacy
1 year, 8 months ago

Kemp signs bills aiming to improve school safety, literacy

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp signed new laws Thursday that will require Georgia schools to perform annual drills for responding to campus shooters early in the school year and to perform literacy assessments for younger students three times per year to see if they can read at grade level. He said his safety bill “modernizes school safety protocols and …

No A-to-F grades for Georgia public schools for third year
2 years, 6 months ago

No A-to-F grades for Georgia public schools for third year

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia will go a third year without assigning A-to-F grades to public schools and districts because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after the federal government waived part of the requirements for the state’s normal evaluation system. Georgia didn’t administer its Milestones standardized tests to student in grades 3-8 and high school in spring of 2020 and produced no grades …

Georgia won’t rate schools and districts for 2nd year
3 years, 9 months ago

Georgia won’t rate schools and districts for 2nd year

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia will not grade schools and districts using state test results for the second year in a row, the state Department of Education announced Tuesday, saying federal officials had waived the requirement for the state accountability system. State Superintendent Richard Woods has instructed school districts that they can’t deny course credit or deny promotion to the next grade …

Georgia school chief again asks feds to drop mandated tests
3 years, 10 months ago

Georgia school chief again asks feds to drop mandated tests

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia is renewing its request to again be exempted from federal requirements to administer state standardized tests. Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in September that she would deny waiver requests for the 2020-2021 school year, after granting them last year. “This unprecedented school year has been anything but traditional, and experts know tests cannot be …

Georgia high school tests won’t count toward student grades
4 years, 1 month ago

Georgia high school tests won’t count toward student grades

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — State standardized tests won’t count toward public high school students’ grades in Georgia this year, after members of the state Board of Education reversed themselves and agreed Thursday with state Superintendent Richard Woods. Deputy Superintendent Allison Timberlake said during debate Wednesday that Georgia could reapply under Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration to not give tests this spring. …

Georgia officials seek to end 5 tests for state students
4 years, 11 months ago

Georgia officials seek to end 5 tests for state students

Associated Press  

Brian Kemp and state Superintendent Richard Woods announced a plan Tuesday to cut five mandatory standardized tests for Georgia public school students, including four in high school. The Republican officials are also trying to cut the length of state tests and evaluate local tests that Georgia’s 181 school districts give to evaluate student progress. The state earlier eliminated certain high …

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