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New York high schoolers may soon be able to forgo one of their required Regents exams if they can prove they understand the role of government in their lives.
State education officials have proposed creating a “seal of civic readiness” that students can earn by completing projects and participating in civic-related activities, such as an internship. That seal could count toward one of the required five Regents exams students must take to graduate.
The proposal, revealed at a Board of Regents meeting Monday, comes more than a year after a state task force recommended creating such a seal, in order to bolster civic education and readiness among New York students. There has been a growing focus in recent years on what civics education looks like inside of schools. In New York, education officials have cited low voter participation as one big reason w
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The Cherokee County School Board approved several appointments for Cherokee County school leadership roles for the next school year. (Shutterstock)
CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA The Cherokee County School Board approved on Feb. 11 several appointments for Cherokee County school leadership roles for next school year.
As part of the monthly personnel report, the school board accepted the retirements of many longtime educators throughout Cherokee County including Bascomb Elementary School Principal Kathleen Chandler.
Over the course of her 36-year career as an educator, Chandler has led Bascomb Elementary for the past six years following five years as principal of Johnston Elementary School and assistant principal service at Boston and Knox elementary schools, as well as classroom teacher and administrator roles in other metro Atlanta school systems. Under her leadership at Bascomb Elementary, the school has earned four Governor s Awards for exceptional performance as well as the Ge