Georgia Statewide Criterion Reference Competency Test

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• src="http://www.gpb.org/files/images/achieving-excellence/ae_jul_2005.jpg" style="float: right; padding: 10px;" border="0">Results of the Georgia Statewide Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT) from Superintendent Cox's press conference.
• Kathy Cox and Jane Robelot talk in the studio with Chris Domaleski, Educational Program Manager for Testing, and Melissa Fincher, Assistant Director of Testing from the Georgia Department of Education.
• Topics of discussion include the importance, logistics and process of testing, and the need to quickly evaluate the results.

Georgia Read More

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• Join host Jane Robelot and Superintendent Kathy Cox as they discuss Georgia Read More with Media Specialist Judy Seritella and participating author Danny Schnitzlein.
• Georgia Public Broadcasting and Department of Education have partnered to create Georgia Read More, a series of programs designed to promote literacy.
• National figures such as President Jimmy Carter and Atlanta Braves Pitcher John Smoltz read children's stories on to elementary students to reinforce the importance and joy found within a book.

Kathy's Corner:

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• Parent Lenore Packer asks about the possibilities of standardizing state-to-state student transfer requirements within programs for gifted students.
• A special surprise for young guests.