1. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org 2013 Education Week “Quality Counts” Report 1.Maryland 2.Massachusetts 3.New York 4.Virginia 5.Arkansas 6.Florida 7.Georgia 8.New Jersey 9.West Virginia 10.Kentucky 11.Vermont 12.Ohio

2. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org 2012 Advanced Placement Results Georgia ranks 12 th in the nation (percentage of students scoring a 3, 4, or 5) Georgia’s African American students rank 2 nd in the nation (percentage of students scoring a 3, 4, or 5)

3. Review of Improvement in National Assessments by States 1/10/20163

4. States with Improved SAT Scores 1/10/20164

5. States with Improved SAT and ACT Scores 1/10/20165

6. States with Improved SAT, ACT, and AP Scores 1/10/20166

7. States with Improved SAT, ACT, AP, and NAEP Math Scores 1/10/20167

8. States with Improved SAT, ACT, AP, NAEP Math and NAEP Reading Scores 1/10/20168

9. States with Improved SAT, ACT, AP, NAEP Math, NAEP Reading and NAEP Science Scores 1/10/20169