ATLANTA — Georgia Department of Education officials are asking state lawmakers to agree to a one-year delay of a program stemming from a new state law requiring students to pick a career path by ninth grade.
Education officials are requesting that the program’s launch be delayed until the 2013-14 school year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported (http://bit.ly/zuLI4c).
The law requires ninth-graders to settle on a job in one of 17 broad fields, or career pathways, such as agriculture, education and finance. Then throughout high school, the students would take at least some courses geared toward their career interests.
Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b85cbd161e0149ed8867690e9b62bf91/GA–Georgia-Students-Career-Path/
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First Posted: January 12, 2012 – 9:10 am
Last Updated: January 12, 2012 – 9:11 am
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