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  • Tue., November 12, 2013 11:57am

    Where's The Common Ground in Common Core?

    The much-debated Common Core school curriculum took center stage at a panel discussion Tuesday in downtown Atlanta. Most panelists said the standards were working fine before a political controversy hijacked the debate.

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  • Thu., September 26, 2013 12:00pm

    Common Core Review Underway

    The state school board released a draft plan [today/Thursday] for reviewing the Common Core curriculum. The review follows persistent complaints that the curriculum dictates how to teach children. Some state school officials say the review probably won’t put an end to the doubts.

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  • Fri., August 23, 2013 6:39am

    State To Review Common Core

    Georgia’s Board of Education plans to discuss a request next month by Governor Nathan Deal to review the Common Core. Common Core is a set of standardized benchmarks of academic progress that several states voluntarily adopted. Georgia signed on in 2010 and implemented the standards beginning with the 2012-2013 school year.

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  • Wed., June 19, 2013 5:00am

    Schools Shift To Career-Oriented Model

    State education officials have announced they've developed courses for a new education model geared toward helping students find potential career paths. Officials from the Georgia Department of Education say the career clusters framework will allow students to choose one of 17 career pathways based on what they'd like to study in college.

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  • Wed., May 15, 2013 12:56pm

    Executive Order On Schools

    Governor Nathan Deal is pushing back on critics of Georgia’s public school curriculum. Deal issued an executive order Wednesday It re-affirms that the federal government isn’t in charge of school curricula in Georgia.

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  • Tue., March 26, 2013 1:02am

    Fight Against Ga.'s Worst-In-U.S. Meth Use Now In Classrooms

    Georgia middle and high school students could soon learn during the school day about the dangers of methamphetamine use. The Georgia Meth Project is unveiling a new prevention curriculum Tuesday at a Fayetteville Middle School.

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  • Fri., January 21, 2011 4:54am

    High School Math Could Change

    Superintendent John Barge proposed a plan that could mean the end of an integrated math curriculum for high school students in Georgia

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