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Monday, May 20, 2013  The Georgia Chamber of Commerce released its 2013 Legislative Scorecard on Monday – on which members of the Georgia General Assembly were graded based on their votes related to certain pro-business measures addressed during the 2013 legislative session.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Albany Technical College is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Updated with video; With Dougherty County releasing their testing scores for 2011-2012, many parents are concerned that the low numbers mean poor teaching inside the system. However that may not be entirely true.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Juliette Hu, a 9th grade student at Westover High School, recently got back the results from the 2013 National Latin Exam; and she got every single question correct. That’s right, she made a perfect score.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day you wanted to know how to go about building your credit as a young adult.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Updated with video; Ben Hill County is getting statewide recognition for their efforts to cut back on the county's budget.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  Mission MCLB: Marine Corps Core Values.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Three arrests have been made in the murder investigation of 38-year-old Cordele resident Cynthia Curtis.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Georgia students had an average score of 1,452.

Friday, September 21, 2012  After a long application process, one man who’s adopted three schools has the chance to get more involved with the education system.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Updated with video; Turner Job Corps held a commencement ceremony Friday afternoon sending hundreds of students into the world.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Updated with video; The new core standards have set the bar very high for students across the state and now the Dougherty County School System is working to lower the passing rate of unit tests.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Albany Technical College has announced the new associate dean for academic affairs in early childhood care and education development.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know what Common Core Georgia Performance Standards are being taught this year?