During the academic year in the state of Georgia, EL students in public schools take the Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade and the ACCESS 2.0 assessments, which are in line with the state-mandated subject area standards in mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies, as well as English language proficiency standards (Georgia Department…

In 1975, the Georgia Department of Education completed development of criterion-referenced reading tests for grades four and eight. These tests were administered on a statewide basis for the first time in the spring of 1976. Objectives used in the construction of the test were selected on the basis of priorities assigned by 50,000 reading…

To complement the information gathered on middle school and high school literacy initiatives as reported in "Middle and High School Literacy across the Curriculum" (Task 1.2 Fast Response Project), the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast (REL-SE) staff conducted a scan of the six southeast states to gather the following information…