In an effort to eliminate double testing and reduce the number of tests Georgia students are required to take, the State Board of Education, Governor Kemp, and Superintendent Woods approved a policy that eliminates the End-of-Course-Test (EOC) for International Baccalaureate…
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As the #2 STEM program in the country, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp couldn’t have chosen a better backdrop than Wheeler High School for the signing of Senate Bill 108, which requires all high schools in the state to offer a computer science class to students.
Due to severe weather warnings from the National Weather Service, the Governor’s decision to close state offices, and the expectation that the commute to/from our schools could be dangerous, the district has decided to close operations on Tuesday, January 29th.
Prudent financial management continues to be a guiding principle of the Cobb County School District, which is why Financial Sustainability is one of the District’s Legislative Priorities for 2018-2019.
Many New Year’s resolutions revolve around healthy living. Our own Executive Director of Food and Nutrition Services has four tips to get kids to eat healthily.
The Cobb County School District has the solution. It’s an innovative assessment model called Cobb Metrics, which focuses on the individual student. It shows what each student knows and how to teach each student what they don’t know.
The Cobb County School District recently presented 16 teachers with the Cobb STEM Distinguished Educator Award. “This program is designed to recognize exceptional K-12 teachers in our district who have made a commitment to meaningfully…
All 16 Cobb County high schools made the Washington Post list of America’s Most Challenging High Schools. The Washington Post uses its Challenge Index to rank the schools. The index score takes the total number…
Georgia’s First Lady Sandra Deal and her education team learned first-hand about STEAM at Wheeler High School. Deal’s team saw the full range of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math initiatives, speaking with students who…
A Kennesaw Mountain High School student organization was featured on FOX 5 Atlanta’s morning show, “Good Day Atlanta” this morning. The segments focused on “Becca’s Closet,” an organization run by more than 40 KMHS students that…