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Thursday, March 15, 2012  Updated with video; Three of the county's schools are ranked as the lowest in performance.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  Report: half of US public schools fail to meet federal standards under No Child Left Behind

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  A Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany program brought up grades of participating local students by 50 percent; for this accomplishment, they received a state award.

Monday, August 01, 2011  Updated with video; While other schools are failing to make the grade, Westover High School is celebrating its AYP accomplishment.

Friday, July 22, 2011  Updated with video; Thirteen Dougherty County Schools made Adequate Yearly Progress this year, thirteen failed and so did the district as a whole. But what does that mean for the school system?

Thursday, July 21, 2011  Data from the Georgia Department of Education indicates that the Dougherty County School System has not met Adequate Yearly Progress according to the 2011 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Overview Report.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  Only one high school in Dougherty County made AYP for last school year. Westover is one of 17 Dougherty County schools that met AYP; this is the second time in a row Westover has met requirements.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009  Adequate Yearly Progress is one of the cornerstones of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and Georgia released Dougherty County’s first round results today.