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Orangutans sit still for heart ultrasound at zoo
Orangutans aren't known for their patience, but this one, named Satu, has been trained to let researchers at Zoo Atlanta perform echocardiograms on him while he's awake.
Ga. Aquarium expecting first mammal birth
ATLANTA (AP) -- The world's largest aquarium is expecting the pitter patter of giant fins.. The Georgia Aquarium has a rare beluga whale pregnancy, the first mammal to conceive at the downtown Atlanta attraction since it opened in 2005. And the proud mom, Maris, conceived naturally, which is rare for
Charter schools dominate Ga. education debate
ATLANTA (AP) — State lawmakers spent the legislative session focusing on a fraction of the students in Georgia — those at a handful of charter schools created by a now-defunct commission.
Ga. schools with test erasures plummet
ATLANTA -- The number of schools with unusual erasure patterns on standardized tests plummeted last year after a massive cheating scandal in Atlanta that led to tighter exam security across the state, a report released Thursday shows.. Bonnie Holliday with the Governor's Office of Student Achievement told the state school
Group says feds probing Georgia school discrimination
ATLANTA (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating claims of discrimination against students with disabilities in Georgia public school systems after a nonprofit group filed a complaint targeting the state's complex education funding formula, the group said Thursday.
Ga. GOP scrambles to get votes to pass amendment
ATLANTA -- House Republicans on Wednesday scrambled to win enough votes to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow them to create charter schools.. After the amendment failed to garner the two-thirds vote required for amendments in the House last week, a legislative committee is expected to hear Thursday
Batch of teachers cleared
ATLANTA -- The Fulton County district attorney won't file criminal charges against a first batch of teachers implicated in the Atlanta school district's cheating scandal, meaning the district can move forward with the process of firing them, Superintendent Erroll Davis said Friday.. The prosecutor's office told the school district this
2011's public schools marred by test cheating scandals across US
ATLANTA -- It was the year of the test cheating scandal. From Atlanta to Philadelphia and Washington to Los Angeles, officials have accused hundreds of educators of changing answers on tests or giving answers to students.
2011's public schools marred by test cheating scandals across US
ATLANTA -- It was the year of the test cheating scandal.
Ga. not a winner in education grant competition
Georgia is not among the winners of the U.S. Department of Education's grant competition for early learning programs, federal officials announced Friday.
