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Past 60 Days

Press Releases

	12/20/2011 - Justin Pauly Statement from Superintendent Dr. John Barge Regarding the Dougherty County School System Cheating Investigation
	12/13/2011 - Matt Cardoza 2011 Georgia Schools of Excellence Named
	11/30/2011 - Matt Cardoza Career Clusters/Pathways Kick-Off Event (Video)
	11/16/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Principal Wins National Terrel H. Bell Award
	11/16/2011 - Matt Cardoza Letter from State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge on Parent Involvement Day
	11/15/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Formally Submits No Child Left Behind Waiver Application
	11/02/2011 - Justin Pauly 2011 Final AYP Determinations Available
	11/01/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia's Students Show Steady Growth on National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
	10/31/2011 - Matt Cardoza “Feed My School for a Week” Pilot Program Launched
	10/26/2011 - Justin Pauly Wanda Barrs to Host State Board of Education Eighth District Public Hearing
	10/21/2011 - Matt Cardoza Clayton County Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
	10/18/2011 - Matt Cardoza Superintendent Barge Names Student Advisory Council Members
	09/28/2011 - Matt Cardoza Superintendent Barge Presents First Fountain Award
	09/26/2011 - Matt Cardoza State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge Discusses the No Child Left Behind Waiver and Career Pathways
	09/21/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Seeks Alternative to No Child Left Behind
	09/20/2011 - Justin Pauly GaDOE to host Common Core Georgia Performance Standards Telecast for Teachers
	09/15/2011 - Justin Pauly 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools Named
	09/14/2011 - Matt Cardoza SAT: Georgia Has 5th Highest Participation Rate in the U.S.
	09/07/2011 - Matt Cardoza GaDOE Research Shows Student Attendance Significantly Impacts Student Achievement
	09/06/2011 - Justin Pauly Georgia Virtual School Increases Opportunities for Students
	08/31/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Teacher of the Year Featured on CBS News
	08/17/2011 - Matt Cardoza More Georgia Students Demonstrating College and Career Readiness on ACT
	08/15/2011 - Matt Cardoza Superintendent Barge Seeks Student Advisors
	08/12/2011 - Matt Cardoza New Video: Georgia's Bob Swiggum Wins 2010 State Data Leader Award
	07/21/2011 - Matt Cardoza State Releases 2011 Adequate Yearly Progress Results
	07/20/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Students Show Improvement on End-of-Course Tests (UPDATED 8/17/11)
	07/12/2011 - Matt Cardoza GaDOE Summer GAEL Conference Presentation
	07/07/2011 - Matt Cardoza Superintendent Dr. John Barge Interviewed on Fox News about APS Cheating
	07/06/2011 - Matt Cardoza CRCT Results Improve in Almost Every Grade and Subject Area (Updated 7/6)
	07/05/2011 - Justin Pauly Statement from State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge and Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Student Achievement Kathleen Mathers Regarding the APS Cheating Investigation
	06/28/2011 - Justin Pauly State Board of Education Approves Charters for 11 Former Commission Schools
	06/23/2011 - Matt Cardoza 2011 Learning Resources Evaluation Sites Named
	06/23/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Pathway to Language and Literacy Conference
	06/15/2011 - Justin Pauly Georgia Department of Education Partners with NASA to Launch Workshops for Teachers
	06/06/2011 - Matt Cardoza Graduation Test Scores Increase in English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies (Updated 6/6/11)
	05/19/2011 - Matt Cardoza View the GaDOE Spring 2011 Newsletter
	05/16/2011 - Matt Cardoza Statement from State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge Regarding the Supreme Court's Ruling on the Charter Schools Commission
	05/06/2011 - Matt Cardoza 2012 Georgia Teacher of the Year Named
	05/06/2011 - Matt Cardoza State Board of Education Approves Waiver Requests for School Systems Impacted by Violent Storms
	05/04/2011 - Matt Cardoza Article from Superintendent Barge's Visit to Dalton
	04/27/2011 - Matt Cardoza Superintendent's Teacher and Student Advisory Councils
	04/26/2011 - Matt Cardoza Free High School Graduation Test Remediation Offered to Students
	04/13/2011 - Matt Cardoza State Board of Education Approves Plan to Phase Out Graduation Test
	04/04/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Virtual School Registration Now Open
	03/28/2011 - Matt Cardoza Will changing course on math lower curriculum standards?
	03/14/2011 - Matt Cardoza State Board of Education Approves Math Changes
	03/01/2011 - Matt Cardoza 2012 Georgia Teacher of the Year Finalists Announced
	02/28/2011 - Matt Cardoza Superintendent John Barge Discusses the Math Curriculum on Fox 5
	02/24/2011 - Justin Pauly ANNOUNCEMENT: IDEA STATE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
	02/16/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Department of Education’s Bob Swiggum Recognized Nationally for Leadership in Supporting Use of Data to Improve Student Achievement
	02/09/2011 - Matt Cardoza Georgia Ranks 11th in the Nation on Advanced Placement Exams
	02/08/2011 - Matt Cardoza Winter GAEL Presentation
	02/03/2011 - Matt Cardoza 2010 Georgia Schools of Excellence Named
	01/20/2011 - Matt Cardoza Title I Distinguished Schools and Districts Awarded
	01/18/2011 - Matt Cardoza AJC Profile of Superintendent Barge
	01/10/2011 - Matt Cardoza Dr. John Barge Becomes Georgia’s 21st State School Superintendent
	01/05/2011 - Matt Cardoza 345 Georgia Schools Awarded for Outstanding Achievement