Latest Story In 2010, Georgia was one of the winners of the Race to the Top competition. The prize was half a billion dollars from the Federal government to among other things, adopt the common core standards and base teacher evaluation on student test scores. Some...
Guest Post by Dr. Henry "Chip" Carey Dr. Carey is Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University. His specializations include International Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Comparative Legal Development, Empirical Democratic Theory, Elections...
A Fulton County grand jury indicted former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall and 34 others — top aides, principals, teachers and a secretary — for racketeering as well as theft by taking for the bonuses they received for good test scores or making...
Update 3.22.2013: EmpowerEd Georgia reported that the Parent Trigger legislation in Georgia was tabled for this legislative session. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution story, the bill was pulled because it didn't have the votes needed in the senate for...
Today I received a letter from Ryan Donohue, Deputy Director Advocacy Director of Parent Revolution informing that the Georgia House of Representatives passed HB 123, the "Parent & Teacher Empowerment Act." It is actually the Parent Trigger bill that you have...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in mathematics and English language arts are set to be implemented in many states across the country next year. The CCSS will be the content basis for national computerized tests being developed by two consortia, The Partnership...
