Saturday, May 25 2013 7:30 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:30:07 GMT
Albany Engineer K. Bruce Maples, P. E. announced some road closures Thursday morning. Beginning at 6:00 A.M., Saturday, May 25, 2013, the following streets will be closed for the Spring Fest and SBMore >>
Albany Engineer K. Bruce Maples, announced some road closures beginning at 6:00 A.M., Saturday, May 25, 2013, in downtown Albany.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:55:46 GMT
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest. You can sample more than 20 types of beer SaturdayMore >>
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:50:57 GMT
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life. Now the family of Barbara Bass is speakingMore >>
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:38:36 GMT
Dougherty County Police Officer issues seat belt citation
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe. Police saidMore >>
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:25:44 GMT
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses. They are there to represent the men and women fromMore >>
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses.More >>
By Ben Roberts
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Dougherty County school leaders say they want an open and transparent testing process to prove there's no tampering with standardized tests, but they plan to ban the media from schools during testing.
Criterion Referenced Competency Testing begins Monday. State monitors will oversee testing in eight elementary schools listed in the severe category after recent test analysis showed they had suspiciously high numbers of wrong answers changed to right answers last year. WALB and other media partners were originally invited to view the process. Now, we've been uninvited. Other community volunteers will be allowed in, but local school leaders say the state suggested members of the media, even without cameras, could distract students.
"The state has informed us that we are not allowed to have the media in the buildings as they fear it may be a distraction for the students taking the test during CRCT week, but we will have our Board has been invited to visit with the principals and quietly see the procedure take place," said R.D. Harter, DCSS Public Information officer.
Teachers won't be permitted to test their own students. Administrators say they will follow strict protocol for sealing answer sheets in envelopes and locking them in offices. School leaders encourage parents to make sure kids get plenty of rest and arrive to school on time.
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