Georgia elementary, middle and high school students showed strong improvements this year on the annual College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), the state Department of Education has reported.
Georgia elementary, middle and high school students showed strong improvements this year on the annual College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), the state Department of Education has reported.
ATLANTA — Legislators studying the issue of raising Georgia’s mandatory age for school attendance from 16 to 17 were met with tough, complex questions from some metro Atlanta school officials on Wednesday.
“The first question for us is, what is the reason for raising the age for compulsory attendance?” asked Gretchen Walton, compliance and legislative affairs officer for the Cobb County School District. “Our research shows raising the age for compulsory attendance doesn’t increase high school graduation rates. So what are some of the other reasons for doing so?”
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