Georgia ranks No. 7 in nation on new education report
Georgia ranks 7th in the nation for overall education quality, according to an Education Week report released Thursday.
Georgia regents approve unprecedented merger of 8 public colleges into 4 across state
Plan was approved on Tuesday.
Georgia sees jump in charter school enrollment
Georgia is among a handful of states leading the nation in adding charter schools.
Six Flags offers free pass for kids who read
Six Flags Over Georgia is partnering with Discovery Education to offer free admission to K-6 students who participate in Read to Succeed, an online program that aims to encourage kids to read outside the classroom.
UGA gets $1.23M grant for early education
The University of Georgia has received a $1.23 million grant to help grow its program for teachers wanting to go into early education.
Ex-school administrator sentenced in shooting dies
A former Fulton County middle school assistant principal who was convicted of shooting his estranged wife six times has died while serving his prison sentence.
Report: Georgia among leaders in student data systems
Georgia is being hailed as a national leader in collecting long-term student achievement data and making them accessible to schools and parents.
DeKalb County schools to remain accredited
The DeKalb County school district is keeping its accreditation.
Two Georgia college students win Marshall Scholarships
Two Georgia college students have won prestigious Marshall Scholarships, which will pay for their graduate education at a British university.
Stanford student from Atlanta among Rhodes Scholars
A Stanford University senior from Atlanta is among 32 American students named Rhodes Scholars for 2012.
Douglas Co. school district looks at ads to make money
High schools have displayed advertisements on football fields for years, but one metro Atlanta school district hopes to slap the logos of major national companies on cafeteria trays, auditorium seat backs and salad bar sneeze guards to bring in money for cash-strapped schools.
States ramp up use of teacher evaluations
Teachers and principals are worrying more about their own report cards these days, and they're being graded on more than test scores.
State files waiver from education law
Georgia is asking for a massive overhaul of how it measures student achievement under the federal No Child Left Behind law, according to documents released Monday.
UGA offers new online master's in teaching reading
The University of Georgia's College of Education is launching a new online master's degree in reading education.
J. Griffin Doyle named a UGA vice president
University of Georgia president Michael Adams has named J. Griffin Doyle, the university's director of federal relations, as vice president for government relations.
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