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Mon., April 18, 2011 3:17pm
Some Georgia schools have added security measures for a high-stakes test this month. Students statewide are taking the Criterion Referenced Competency Test. The state is sending test monitors into schools previously suspected in cheating scandals. Atlanta schools have the most serious charges and security.
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Fri., January 14, 2011 4:30pm
Five straight days of public school closings in parts of the state hit by the winter storm gives teachers less time to prepare students for the CRCT test. State education officials say they are working to address the problem.
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Thu., August 12, 2010 1:29pm
The state cut funding for a variety of standardized tests this year to save millions of dollars. First and second graders won’t be taking the CRCT test this year. Legislators cut the funding, but earlier this summer, Governor Perdue wanted it restored.
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Thu., June 10, 2010 2:02pm
It’s not clear whether 1st and 2nd graders will have to take the CRCT next year. Lawmakers had removed the funding from the budget, but the governor wants to restore it.
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