Georgia students said “Goodbye” to a set of state tests this year. But the new exams they’ll take instead will be tougher.
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Students in grades 3-8 won’t take the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test anymore. High school students won’t take end-of-course tests. Instead, they will all take a test series called Georgia Milestones. State testing director Melissa Fincher says the new exams won’t be strictly multiple-choice.
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