ATLANTA, Ga. â The chaos created by COVID-19 may have a silver lining for students dreading the annual Georgia Milestones tests, as well as for schools which feared the impact of low scores on their academic reputation. Last month the U.S. Department of Education approved Georgiaâs request to waive the annual accountability requirements, which is the annual school âreport cardâ known as the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). A key piece of the CCRPI is student performance on the annual Georgia Milestones assessments. Under federal law, all states must administer an annual assessment of student achievement. The federal government did not waive Georgiaâs request to pause the assessments this year; a decision which disappointed state leaders.