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Mon., November 14, 2011 5:25pm
Every adult who works in a school is now legally mandated to report bullying if he or she sees it. So educators want to make sure that they know how to spot the behavior — and how they should respond when they do.
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Tue., September 13, 2011 1:35pm
There’s a football video game educators want your kids to play. The effort will get the game into every middle and high school in Georgia. On Tuesday a group of Atlanta-area students played a game of Financial Football with Falcons star receiver Roddy White, and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle.
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Tue., September 13, 2011 7:47am
Atlanta Public Schools officials say they plan to offer extra help to struggling students in the wake of a cheating scandal that has rocked the district. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that current intervention programs designed to help students during the school day will be increased from 12 weeks to 25 weeks and expanded from 58 to all 100 schools.
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Wed., August 17, 2011 10:09am
Georgia's performance on the ACT college-entrance exam was flat this year as the number of students taking the test rose. Data released Wednesday shows that 21 percent of graduating seniors in Georgia met college-ready standards for English, math, reading and science. That trails the national average of 25 percent.
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Fri., December 17, 2010 8:53am
More cyber schools are likely on the way for Georgia. The state’s Charter Schools Commission Thursday agreed to boost cyber school funding—from an amount of $3,400, to $5,800 per student.
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Thu., November 18, 2010 10:00am
The legislation prefiled Wednesday by state Rep. Tom Rice would prohibit all of the university system's 35 schools from admitting illegal immigrants.
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Thu., November 11, 2010 8:48am
The University System of Georgia is reporting a new record for fall enrollment.
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Wed., October 20, 2010 2:24pm
The money will help support students from low-income households among others.
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Mon., August 30, 2010 4:23pm
Albany State University is honoring students who were permanently expelled from the school in the early 1960s because of their participation in the civil rights movement. The university will issue a formal apology and present honorary degrees to the students as part of a yearlong celebration.
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Wed., August 11, 2010 2:35pm
The university system of Georgia found that very few students entering this year are undocumented. The analysis comes after one Kennesaw State University student was found to be illegally in the country.