Georgia Department of Education

Type: Organization

Name: Georgia Department of Education

First reported 46 mins ago - Updated 46 mins ago - 1 reports

Lakeside, Druid Hills High Grad Rates Above County Average

Lakeside High School 's graduation rate in 2012 was 64.86 percent, according to new figures the Georgia Department of Education released this week .Druid Hills High's graduation rate in 2012 was 69.14 percent.About 57 percent of DeKalb county high school ... [Published North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch - 46 mins ago]

Entities: Druid, Georgia Department of Education, PDF

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Chamblee Charter High School's Grad Rate: 82 Percent

Chamblee Charter High School's graduation rate in 2012 was 81.64 percent, according to new figures the Georgia Department of Education released this week .About 57 percent of DeKalb County public high school students graduated within four years in 2012, ... [Published Brookhaven Patch - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Georgia Department of Education, PDF

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Arabia Mountain's 2012 Grad Rate Highest Among Stone Mountain and Lithonia High Schools

Arabia Mountain High School's graduation rate in 2012 was 90.22 percent, the highest among the high schools in the Stone Mountain and Lithonia areas, according to new figures the Georgia Department of Education released this week .Redan's graduation rate ... [Published Stone Mountain-Redan Patch - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Education, Georgia Department of Education, Martin Luther King Jr

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Why Aren’t Our Kids Graduating?

A diploma remained out of reach for more than 30 percent of Georgia students in the class of 2012.That’s according to numbers released this week by the Georgia Department of Education . It reported that across the state, 69.7 percent of students in the ... [Published South Cobb Patch - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta, Education

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Microsoft Corporation

Model high joins Microsoft IT Academy

Model High instructor Bill Hosmer assists Davy Fisher, a junior, in the Model computer lab. (contributed photo)Information Technology (IT) is a key to future success for today's youth. At Model High School, students have taken a giant leap into the future ... [Published RN-T.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Microsoft Corporation, Model High School, Certification, Microsoft Office

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Nathan Deal

Homeschool Law Significantly Improved

Dee Black, Senior Counsel, HSLDADecrease Font SizeReset Font SizeIncrease Font SizePrintEmailWith the approval by Governor Nathan Deal of House Bill 283 on May 7, 2013, Georgia modified its homeschool law to provide more freedom to parents conducting ... [Published Crosswalk - May 22 2013]

Entities: Home Study, Georgia Department of Education, Education, Nathan Deal, Corroboration

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

US Department of Education

City graduation rate climbs 6 points

The Carrollton City Schools system is ranked 13th out of Georgia’s 180 school districts in graduation rates, according to data released by the Georgia Department of Education on Tuesday.Carrollton High reached a graduation rate of 88 percent in 2012, ... [Published Carroll County Times-Georgian - May 22 2013]

Entities: John Barge, Georgia Department of Education, US Department of Education

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

'12 Newton grads outpace state; Rate increases from last year

Discuss Comment, Blog aboutShare this Email, Facebook, TwitterCOVINGTON --Newton County's high school graduation rate outpaces the state's average and has increased 12 percent from last school year.The Newton County School System announced Tuesday ... [Published Newton Citizen - May 21 2013]

Entities: John Barge, Georgia Department of Education, US Department of Education, US Department of Energy

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Henry County High improves grad performance

Nearly eight in 10 seniors graduated on time from Henry County High School in 2012, according to graduation rates released Tuesday by the Georgia Department of Education. ... [Published Henry Herald - May 22 2013]

Entities: Georgia Department of Education

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

State graduation rate improves but some metro Atlanta districts still struggle

The state’s graduation rate ticked up in 2012, but less than 70 percent of high school students graduated within four years, data released by the Georgia Department of Education today shows.At 69.72 percent, the state’s graduation rate is slightly higher ... [Published Atlanta Journal And Constitution - May 21 2013]

Entities: Atlanta, John Barge, Georgia Department of Education

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Overall Rome and Floyd County high schools graduation rates show increase

While statewide gains on the high school graduation rate were modest from 2011 to 2012, most Rome and Floyd County schools saw bigger gains, according to figures provided Tuesday by the Georgia Department of Education.The statewide graduation rate rose ... [Published RN-T.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Rome, Armuchee High School (Rome, Georgia), John Barge, Georgia Department of Education

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

NCSS graduation rates increase

Data released by the Georgia Department of Education Tuesday show that cohort graduation rates have increased across the board for Newton County Schools.The school system released the results from the state, which show that each high school and the district ... [Published Covington News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Cohort, Georgia Department of Education, Transfers

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...for the purchase of five-hundred vouchers for students in the school system to sit for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) 2010 exams, Waters said, "This is an exciting opportunity for teens as they prepare for the challenges and opportunities of a career in Information Technology."

Model high joins Microsoft IT Academy [Published RN-T.com - May 22 2013]

...break throughs with this latest result published by the state of Georgia," said NCSS Superintendent Gary Mathews in a press release Tuesday. "The increases in our local graduation rates -- both for each individual school and the system as a whole are simply excellent. As we continue to stress, improvement is what want to see."

'12 Newton grads outpace state; Rate increases from last year [Published Newton Citizen - May 21 2013]

"We always strive to have students accomplish this in the traditional four-year span; however, we are committed to graduating every child even if extended time or support is necessary" he said

'12 Rockdale grads outpace state; Rate increases from last year [Published Rockdale Citizen - May 21 2013]

"I look forward to focusing on meeting the goals of Academic Affairs as they relate to academic technology." In her new role at Albany Tech, Webb says she will focus primarily on distance education technology,educational technology, instructional computing and...

Webb is new dean of academic tech at ATC [Published WALB 10 - May 16 2013]

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