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Maps of Child Well-Being in Georgia
The
Georgia 2005 KIDS
COUNT State Summary provides a demographic profile of Georgia's
children, accompanied by maps and graphs that show racial and ethnic
disparities among children for specific indicators of well-being.
Maps
are color-coded and provide a picture of our children living in
different geographic regions statewide, ranked by an indicator.
Where
Georgia's Children Live
Georgia's Children Living in Poverty
Children
At Risk: Child Poverty, High School Graduation
and Composite Teen Births
Disconnected
Youth
Educational Achievement
Healthy
Start
Educational
Achievement
Student
absenteeism. Slightly
more white students than black or Hispanic students miss more than
15 days of school.
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4th
Grade Curriculum Based Tests. Reading and math continue to be
difficult areas for children.
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8th
grade Curriculum Based Tests. Eighth grade scores were poorer
in math and science. Students characterized as economically disadvantaged
failed to meet standards at a higher rate.
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High
School Tests. Students (nearly one-third) fail science on the
first try, with 18% or fewer failing other sections on the first
try.
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Graduation
Rate. In
Georgia the high school graduation rate has climbed slightly, from
61.8% in 2002 to 65.4% in 2004.
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