- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
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- Press release (Georgia. Department of Education)
- Title:
- Press release [Jan. 27, 2015]
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- Georgia. Department of Education
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- Georgia. Department of Education
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- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Education
- Date of Original:
- 2015-01-27
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- Georgia
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Richard Woods, Georgia's School Superintendent
Educating Georgia's Future
Superintendent Woods releases statement of support for House Bill 91: Elimination of the Georgia High School Graduation Test
MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 651-7358, mcardoza@gadoe.org or Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 6565594, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us
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January 27, 2015 -- Superintendent Woods' statement regarding House Bill 91, which would eliminate the Georgia High School Graduation Test:
"I am fully supportive of HB 91 because it puts all of our students on the same playing field. We no longer require the Georgia High School Graduation Test for our students, yet we are not allowing students from previous years to graduate because they have not passed the graduation test. If we are not requiring it for our current students then we should not penalize students in the past who met all graduation requirements except for passing this one test. This law would eliminate the cumbersome process students go through to apply for a waiver from the State Board of Education, and it would allow more students the opportunity to obtain a high school diploma and go on to some form of postsecondary education, where they can get skills needed to have a great quality of life and be contributors to our society."
-------------------------------------------Matt Cardoza Director of Communications Georgia Department of Education 2062 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 651-7358 mcardoza@doe.k12.ga.us http://www.gadoe.org
"Educating Georgia's Future"