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Everything You Need To Know About the Georgia Milestones Assessment System

Georgia Test Prep

The tests provide information about whether students are grasping their subjects according to the state-adopted standards in the core areas of English language arts (ELA), math, science, and social studies, and whether they are ready to progress to the next grade. Social Studies. History of GMAS. Why the GMAS matters.

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Can ‘Sober High’ schools keep teenagers off drugs?

The Hechinger Report

million 12- to 17-year-olds still met the criteria for a substance use disorder in 2014, and studies find that 9 in 10 adults with addiction problems began their chemical dependency before age 18. “My Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. My friends are all proud of me.

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

Many administrators at public schools say they are using strategies to “personalize” learning, giving students the chance to tackle coursework at their own pace or have a greater say in what they study. She also plans to carve out time for students to choose what to study. As part of a pilot, he is testing this, and Ms.

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After years of neglect, Mississippi takes baby steps to boost school readiness

The Hechinger Report

More than 3,000 of Mississippi’s kindergarteners, or 9 percent, were unable to move on to first grade for the 2019 school year, more than three times the percentage of children nationally who repeated kindergarten in 2014. This year may be pivotal: The 1,700 children in Mississippi’s 2014-15 pre-K pilot are now in third-grade.