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Friday, June 15, 2012  State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge announced the state-wide 2012 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test results this afternoon.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  Updated with video; The National Center for Education Statistics has released a new report card for education in the state of Georgia.

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.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  The Georgia Department of Education has released this year’s CRCT scores, and students performed better than last year.

Friday, February 11, 2011  The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement released results of a spring 2010 erasure analysis on CRCT tests. Also, community members and educators discuss homeless students, technology and tour schools at the Leadership Albany workshop.

Monday, October 18, 2010  Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents began questioning Atlanta public school teachers this week, part of an investigation into possible test tampering at the Atlanta and Dougherty County public schools systems, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010  It found that students whose teachers were offered bonuses of up to $15,000 a year for improved test scores registered the same gains on standardized exams as those whose teachers were given no such incentives.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  Congressman Sanford Bishop spent part of Tuesday morning reading to students at Northside Elementary School. He also spoke to them about doing well on the upcoming CRCT exam.

Monday, April 05, 2010  DCSS Superintendent Dr. Sally Whatley says the school board should know something soon.

Monday, March 08, 2010  The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement gave the Do. Co. BOE two options for evaluating information for the CRCT test investigation.

Thursday, February 18, 2010  The school board discusses pending litigation from the media and the CRCT score investigation.

Thursday, February 18, 2010  The Dougherty County Board of Education holds a special meeting to discuss the lawsuit and CRCT test score investigation.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  Parents of Dougherty County students weigh in on the pending test score investigation.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009  A state ethics committee is expected to decide Wednesday whether to revoke the teaching licenses of two DeKalb County educators involved in a cheating scandal.

Monday, July 06, 2009  Georgia more than doubled the rate of high school students passing their second attempt at the state's science and social studies graduation tests this year.