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Governor:Nathan Deal
Superintendent of Schools:John Barge
Quality Counts state grade:B-
Pre-K-12 enrollment:1,677,067
Number of school districts:196
Number of public schools:2,449
Number of public school teachers:112,460
Unadjusted education spending per student:$9,432
Percent minority students:55.6%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:57.4%
Percent of students with disabilities:10.6%
Percent of English-language learners:4.9%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:37.0%
8th grade math:27.8%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:32.4%
8th grade reading:27.6%

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A judge has ordered Georgia to pay one of its biggest school districts $110 million for using a flawed calculation that greatly reduced the amount the state was obligated to pay for busing costs over the past 23 years.
October 2, 2002 - Education Week
Nevada has imposed steep penalties on Harcourt Educational Measurement for errors in administering statewide exams, and Georgia is poised to do the same, following scoring glitches typical of the kind that have plagued state- sponsored testing programs in recent years.
September 4, 2002 - Education Week
Georgia schools will soon be held accountable for more than just raising student achievement. It appears that they also will be expected to make sure students get to class.
June 5, 2002 - Education Week
A recent audit that found Georgia's K-12 curriculum to be rife with gaps and lacking in rigor has prompted officials to begin a wholesale revision of the state's 5-year-old academic guidelines.
March 27, 2002 - Education Week
Over the past two years, Georgia Gov. Roy E. Barnes has pushed through a number of measures designed to aid students who are not meeting academic standards, such as class-size reduction and extra time for instruction.
October 10, 2001 - Education Week
An alternative teacher-preparation program piloted in Georgia this summer, and intended to yield 200 applicants, drew thousands of inquiries, overwhelming and delighting administrators trying to alleviate a severe teacher shortage.
September 5, 2001 - Education Week
The Georgia Association of Educators is suing the state education department over what it sees as a misinterpretation of a law designed to reward teachers for becoming nationally certified.
September 5, 2001 - Education Week
When Roy E. Barnes took office as the governor of Georgia, Barbara Christmas was among many members of the education community who were hoping he would put education on the front burner. "I'm just not sure we wanted it set on high from the get-go," she now says.
May 2, 2001 - Education Week
The board that governs higher education in Georgia will require all 15 public universities that prepare teachers to raise expectations for prospective educators by setting uniform, high passing rates on mandatory statewide competency exams.
April 25, 2001 - Education Week
The movement to end social promotion got a boost last week from the Georgia legislature. And it seemed to be holding its own in Texas, where an effort to slow down new promotion requirements lost potentially crucial support from state leaders.
March 28, 2001 - Education Week

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