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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, State school Superintendent Richard Woods speaks at a news conference in Atlanta, where Gov. Brian Kemp announced legislation to cut five mandatory standardized tests for Georgia public school students, including four in high schools. The state Board of Education on Thursday, Aug. 27 chose which four high school tests it will drop. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Georgia high school tests won’t count toward student grades

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, State school Superintendent Richard Woods speaks at a news conference in Atlanta, where Gov. Brian Kemp announced legislation to cut five mandatory standardized tests for Georgia public school students, including four in high schools. The state Board of Education on Thursday, Aug. 27 chose which four high school tests it will drop. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

State school board rejects plan to value exams close to zero

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Gov. Brian Kemp greets state school Superintendent Richard Woods as he entered his ceremonial office where he announced legislation to cut five mandatory standardized tests for Georgia public school students, including four in high school, during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Atlanta. The Republican officials are also trying to cut the length of state tests and evaluate local tests that Georgia's 181 school districts give to evaluate student progress. (Bob Andres /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia school chief: `Don’t worry’ if feds force testing

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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp takes questions from the media at the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta. Kemp and state Superintendent Richard Woods are announcing a plan Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, to cut five mandatory standardized tests for Georgia public school students, including four in high school. (AP Photo/Elijah Nouvelage, File)

Georgia officials seek to end 5 tests for state students

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

The Latest: Runoff in Democratic race for state school chief

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State Superintendent Woods plans to run again in 2018

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This undated combination of booking photos released by the Laramie County Sheriff's Department shows Fredrick Lamb. He's a former police officer now charged with murder in the 1985 death of a woman in Laramie County, Wyo. (Laramie County Sheriff's Department via AP)

Man admits killing rival furniture salesman in Ohio in 1992

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