Bob Strader on March 19th, 2010

We’ve all been reading about the massive budget cuts for many of the Metro Atlanta school systems. The State of Georgia has cut $1 billion, yes billion, from education over the past year and a half. It’s in all the papers and on the news channels. Fulton County School System just approved a $60 million [...]

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Bob Strader on March 9th, 2010

When Jo-Anne Jackson’s 6th grade art class was featured on a local new station recently, it came as no surprise to me. Ms. Jackson uses a “make your own test” website called Qwizzy’s World. It allows students to better prepare for tests, quizzes and CRTC testing, which is done annually.
South Forsyth Middle School took an [...]

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Bob Strader on September 6th, 2009

Recently the AJC reported that Forsyth County high school seniors helped put their county on the top of the list for the college entrance exam, ACT. The ACT is a curriculum based test, as opposed to the SAT which is an aptitude test.
Out of a possible 36, the national average was 21.1, the average for [...]

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Bob Strader on July 21st, 2009

As excited parents everywhere start thinking about back to school, potential newcomers considering moving to the area wonder which schools they should consider for their children. Forsyth County Schools ranked among the highest in the state for CRTC scores (Criterion Referenced Competency Test). The CRTC test measures competency in English/language arts, reading, math, science and [...]

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