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“One-stop” Curriculum Web site unveiled
By Nicole Green
Staff Writer
Public viewing of the proposed
state curriculum changes just got
easier with the unveiling of State
Superintendent of Schools Kathy
Cox’s new Web site, www.geor
giatandards.org.
The curriculum, which must be
approved by the State Board of
Education, is available for review
and public comment on the Web.
Videos, articles and training
materials are included for each con
tent area and grade level as well as
the timeline for implementation
beginning 2005-2006.
Cox dubbed the site as “a one
stop shop for the curriculum needs
of Georgia’s educators, parents, stu
dents, and the public,” in a Monday
press release.
Public comment ends Mar. 31.
The curriculum will be posted again
for public review after the first round
of comments are considered and
revisions made.
Unemployment rate
on the rise for January
ATLANTA The Georgia
Department of Labor reported
today that the unemployment
rate in Georgia for January
was 4.1 percent, a slight rise
from 4.0 percent in December.
During the same one-month
period, jobs in the state
declined By 62.800. or 1.6 per
cent.
"Much of the decline in
jobs in January was due to
seasonal factors that occur
each year at this time.” said
State Labor Commissioner
Michael Thurmond. “For
example, there were cutbacks
in retail trade and other serv
ice-related industries follow
ing the holiday shopping sea
son.
"However, some of the job
losses are permanent, such as
those at Wachovia, Rich's-
Macy, Lord and Taylor,
Kelloggs' Snacks. Shapiro
Packing, and other major com
panies," Thurmond continued.
"These losses not only affect
workers whose jobs are being
terminated, but make it even
harder for Georgians who have
been out of work for months
to find employment. This
weakness in the critical area of
job creation continues to ham-
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GEORGIA OUTDOOR NETWORK
PROUDLY PRESENTS
Ist Annual
Network Banquet
Sawnee Cultural & Arts Center
Cumming, GA
Thursday, March 4,2004
Join with the Forsyth County Committee of
the Georgia Outdoor Network to:
• Network with other concerned sportsmen;
• Enjoy an evening of fun, food and friends;
• Help make your community better.
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Visit the new Georgia
Curriculum Web site at
www.georgiastandards.org.
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The Georgia Performance
Standards will replace the Quality
Core Curriculum (QCC) as the state
guidelines for classroom instruction.
Teachers and experts from around
the state collaborated to write the
new standards based on states with
successful education systems and
national standards.
According to the Georgia
Department of Education, the new
curriculum provides deeper knowl
edge than the old standards.
The focus has shifted from quan
tity to quality. Examples of satisfac
tory student stan
dards- are included to illustrate mas
tery of each content area.
The road to a new curriculum has
been a rocky one since an independ
ent auditor concluded two years ago
per our recovery. Job cuts
scheduled for the near future,
along w ith the thousands of
long-term unemployed, make
it clear that a higher rate of job
creation is needed to sustain a
solid recovery.”
The seven metro areas of
the state and their job losses
from December to January are
as follows:
• Albany, down 400, or
seven-tenths percent, from
57.400 to 57.000.
• Athens, down 900, or 1.2
percent, from 74.100 to
73,200.
• Atlanta, down 31.6(X), or
1.5 percent, from 2,179.300 to
2.147,700.
• Augusta, down 1.300, or
six-tenths percent, from
203.300 to 202,000.
• Columbus, down 1,300.
or 1.1 percent, from 1 18.400
to 117,100.
• Macon, dow n 2.200, or
1.4 percent, from 152.000 to
149.800.
• Savannah, down 3,400, or
2.4 percent, from 142.900 to
139,500.
Georgia labor market data
are not seasonally adjusted
and are available at
www.dol.state.ga.us.
that it would take a child 23 years in
public school to complete the QCC.
Cox received national criticism
for substituting “biological change
over time” for "evolution” in the
biology curriculum.
On Feb. 13, Cox retracted her
original decision.
"Pending board approval, an
updated draft that includes both the
word ‘evolution’ and the (American
Association for the Advancement of
Science] benchmarks will be placed
online for additional public review
and comment.”
"We are confident that the docu
ment not only meets national stan
dards, but will deliver the world
class curriculum that our Board has
requested and that our students and
teachers deserve," Cox said in a
statement on Feb. 13.
The State Board of Education
will vote on the final draft of the
Georgia Performance Standards in
June.
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Chris Bruce of South Forsyth High School, who posted the
county's top SAT score, shows off his STAR award from the
Cumming Kiwanis Club as club president Marty Byars, left, and
past president Tim Holcombe look on. The club hosted its annu
al ceremony honoring Forsyth's top four students Monday at
Windermere Golf and Country Club.
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