Tag Archives: Kathy Cox

The big lie

The claim that Georgia’s high school graduation climbed above 80 percent was just more hot air from the mouth of Sonny Perdue . . .

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Georgia SAT scores keep falling, lag behind most of U.S.

The average SAT college board score for Georgia’s high school seniors in 2011 declined for the fifth year in a row, is still far behind the national average . . .

Tags: decline , Georgia's average score , John Barge , Kathy Cox , national average , SAT

Evolution? Not here

U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston doesn’t believe in evolution, but that does not make him unique among Georgia politicians . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Ben Bridges , Bill Maher , evolution , Jack Kingston , Jews , Kathy Cox

Political Notes: The $4 billion question

The state has cut formula funding to local school systems by $4.3 billion over the past eight years — a development that will be discussed quite often in the race for governor . . .

Tags: Austin Scott , Jim Marshall , karl rove , Kathy Cox , Nathan Deal , roy barnes

More bad news from the education front

You could look for years without finding a Georgia politician who’s done more to earn an “F” on their report card than state school Supt. Kathy Cox.

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