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Fri., February 10, 2012 5:31pm
Bibb County School Superintendent Romain Dallemand formally unveiled his controversial school reform plan that he's dubbing the "Macon miracle." But the presentation didn’t convince some skeptics that the changes should be approved.
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Fri., February 10, 2012 3:33pm
A Georgia scientist has been awarded a government grant to help identify coastal areas most vulnerable to hurricanes and other natural hazards. The Augusta Chronicle reports that Georgia Southern University researcher Clark Alexander will work to improve a software tool known as AMBUR.
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Thu., February 9, 2012 5:42pm
Starting next year, Georgia’s schools will no longer be required to meet federal education benchmarks known as Adequate Yearly Progress. The US Department of Education has granted Georgia a waiver from those and several other mandates of the No Child Left Behind law.
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Thu., February 9, 2012 2:12pm
Bibb County students are protesting proposed changes to education. They say school officials have left them out of the discussion. Students want input.
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Thu., February 9, 2012 8:48am
Mercer University has received a $2.5 million grant from a private foundation to create a center for Baptist leadership. The money is from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation.
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Thu., February 9, 2012 7:15am
The administration announced last year that states can apply to be exempt from some No Child requirements. The first 10, AP says, are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
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Thu., February 9, 2012 7:13am
The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama will free 10 states Thursday from the strict requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. A White House official says Georgia is among the states.
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Wed., February 8, 2012 4:58pm
Dismal attendance rates have put Detroit Public Schools at risk of losing vital state funding, so the city has launched an assault on truancy. Attendance agent George Eason says, "If we see that the parent is willfully ... not sending the child to school then we will take every means necessary to enforce the law."
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Wed., February 8, 2012 2:57pm
House lawmakers have rejected a proposed change to the state constitution that would have given Georgia lawmakers the power to create special charter schools. The amendment failed 110-62 on Wednesday. It needed the support of two-thirds of legislators in the House of Representatives to pass.
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Wed., February 8, 2012 1:45am
Even though the number of Muslim students pursuing higher education is growing, very few colleges have Muslim chaplains. This semester, the University of Michigan became the first public school with a Muslim chaplaincy, but the position is privately funded to maintain a separation of church and state.
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