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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  In order to make sure all students move ahead, Dougherty County School System officials say they're looking to implement certain research and program based interventions.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Updated with video; The Georgia Department of Education has released new graduation rate data for the state; new calculation method produces lower rates.

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

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?

Monday, July 18, 2011  Updated with video; The Dougherty County School System, which has wrestled with truancy in years past, will release student schedules early this year, an attempt to boost first day attendance and avoid confusion.