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Education in Georgia is free of charge and compulsory from the age of 5-6 until 17–18 years. [1] In 1996, the gross primary enrollment rate was 88.2 percent, and the net primary enrollment rate was 87 percent; [1] 48.8 percent are girls and 51.8 percent are boys. The constitution mandates that education is free.
The trial began on September 29, 2014, presided over by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter. It was the longest criminal trial in Georgia history, lasting eight months. [10] The lead prosecutor was Fani Willis. [11] Before the end of the trial, the superintendent at the center of the scandal, Beverly Hall, died of breast cancer ...
This policy did not explicitly refer to the teaching of evolution by name—only the origin of the human species. Although Georgia state law mandated evolution be taught in its public schools, it was common in Cobb County School District that all the pages where evolution was discussed were removed from the students' science textbooks. [4]
In 1979, then-President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat from Georgia, signed legislation making the Department of Education a Cabinet-level agency – fulfilling a campaign pledge he made to one of the ...
Georgia’s sex education rules, part of the state board of education’s overall health and physical education policy, require schools to teach AIDS prevention and abstinence, but many other ...
On average, the nation received a score of 75.2; meaning the state ranked slightly below average. [8] Georgia posted a C-plus in the Chance-for-Success category, ranking 33rd on factors that contribute to a person's success both within and outside the K-12 education system. Georgia received a mark of D-plus and finished 37th for School Finance.
Georgia’s Senate voted 33-21 on Monday to pass a bill that would give legislators a veto over significant regulations imposed by the executive branch, a move that has hampered safety efforts and ...
Provocation, provoke or provoked may refer to: Provocation (legal) , a type of legal defense in court which claims the "victim" provoked the accused's actions Agent provocateur , a (generally political) group that tries to goad a desired response from the group or otherwise disrupt its activity