Georgia students will take fewer high-stakes tests starting next year, under a plan the state Board of Education approved Wednesday.

Budget constraints are eating into school calendars in Georgia at a time when laws like No Child Left Behind are pressing educators to meet tougher and tougher achievement standards.

New or novice teachers in Georgia may not be quitting as frequently as previously thought, according to a study on teacher retention from the Governor's Office of Student Achievement.

Every year, schools in Georgia still dish out rare paddlings to punish the most egregious behavior, but a federal bill now seeks to end the practice.

The Georgia State Patrol is reviewing the new texting law and plans to come up with a set of guidelines for troopers to follow, said Gordy Wright.

Oglethorpe County High School students returned to classes Monday but were kept out of two classrooms while workers finished cleaning up from a mercury spill last week.

ATHENS, Ga. --- A former Oconee County Middle School teacher has been exonerated of charges he improperly touched two female students.

Even though a polygraph test backed up Warren Burwell's claims that he was innocent, he decided to resign to protect the students instead of fighting a recommendation that he be fired.

Statistics from the 2007-08 school year show a disproportionate number of black students received suspensions. Chart gives enrollment percentage, followed by the percentage of suspensions meted ...

ATHENS, Ga. --- School districts in northeast Georgia aren't laying off teachers yet, but most are reviewing or changing policies that will allow them to fire veteran teachers if they need to.

ATHENS, Ga. --- For years, the Georgia-Florida college football game has challenged Athens area principals.