More
By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Bradwell Institute Named Advanced Placement Honor School
(Hinesville, GA)- Recently, State School Superintendent Richard Woods named Bradwell Institute an Advanced Placement (AP) Honor School in the category of AP Access and Support Schools and AP STEM Schools. Advanced Placement courses are administered by the College Board, which also administers the SAT. Advanced Placement Courses are one of several ways Georgia students can access college-level learning opportunities while in high school. Students who receive a 3, 4, or 5 on AP exams are often eligible to receive college credit for those courses.
Georgia s public-school class of 2020 has the 17th-highest Advanced Placement (AP) pass rate in the nation, according to data released by the College Board today.
Committee Reports
House Education Committee
The House Education Committee, chaired by Representative Matt Dubnik (R-Gainesville), met this morning to consider two bills and hear a presentation from State School Superintendent Richard Woods.
HB 32, authored by Representative Dave Belton (R-Buckhead), amends O.C.G.A. 20-2-251 to require the State Board of Education to create a teacher recruitment and retention program by providing a refundable tax credit of $3,000 per qualifying teacher per year, for up to five school years. The department must pick no more than 100 schools from the list of qualifying schools to become a part of the program. The Office of Student Achievement is required to create program objectives and annually measure and evaluate the program. The program is limited to 1,000 teachers statewide. No new applications to the program can be accepted after December 31, 2031. Representative Belton presented the bill to the committee and fielded questions.
Tech Gaps Limit Some Students’ Contact With Teachers
Research from Georgetown University has found that while schools have been able to put devices in students’ hands, Internet access determines how much live contact they have with teachers by phone, video or in-person. by Maureen Downey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / February 12, 2021 Shutterstock/Daniskim
(TNS) In a new analysis released today, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce found schools filled gaps in students access to computers during the pandemic, but not access to the Internet. Children learning remotely largely depended on their households for Internet, said the center.
And that has amplified inequities. Researchers said lower-income K-12 students are less likely than higher-income students to have access to the technology to undergird virtual learning. As a result, lower-income children have less frequent li
More
By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Waldo Pafford receives Military Flagship banner, ceremony A special ceremony was held at Waldo Pafford Elementary School on Feb. 5 as the school received their recognition banner after being selected as a Military Flagship School Jan. 6. - photo by Lewis Levine
A special ceremony was held at Waldo Pafford Elementary School on Feb. 5 as the school received their recognition banner after being selected as a Military Flagship School Jan. 6.
“It s my goal that Georgia will have the most military-friendly schools in the nation, addressing and accommodating the needs of the military families who make sacrifices on our behalf, State School Superintendent Richard Woods said after making their selections in January. “As someone who grew up in a military family myself,