Georgia Education Links

Georgia Department of Education 404-656-2800

Georgia Performance Standards (provides detailed description of curriculum for each grade)

GA Milestone Tests including practice tests

Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (for GED information) 

Metro Atlanta Public Schools

                Atlanta City 404-827-8000 www.atlanta.k12.ga.us 

                Buford City 770-945-5035 www.bufordcityschools.org            

                Cherokee County 770-479-1871 www.cherokee.k12.ga.us 

                Clayton County 770-473-2700 www.clayton.k12.ga.us 

                Cobb County 770-426-3300 www.cobb.k12.ga.us 

                Coweta County 770-254-2800 www.coweta.k12.ga.us 

                Decatur City 404-370-4400 www.decatur-city.k12.ga.us                           

                Douglas County 770-920-4000 www.douglas.k12.ga.us 

                DeKalb County 404-297-1200 www.dekalb.k12.ga.us 

                Fayette County 770-460-3535 www.fcboe.org     

                Forsyth County 770-887-2461 www.forsyth.k12.ga.us

                Fulton County 404-768-3600 www.fulton.k12.ga.us

                Gwinnett County 770-963-8651 www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us

                Henry County 770-957-6601 www.henry.k12.ga.us 

                Marietta City 770-422-3500 www.marietta-city.k12.ga.us     

                Paulding County 770-443-8000 www.paulding.k12.ga.us 

                Rockdale County 770-483-4713 www.rockdale.k12.ga.us 

Standardized Tests

ACT Student site: http://www.actstudent.org — Information for college-bound students taking the ACT

College Board Online: http://www.collegeboard.org — The College Board is the creator of the SAT tests.

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE): http://www.gre.org — Register here for the GRE, the test you will probably need to take if applying for graduate school.

Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT): http://www.ssat.org — Test required as part of the admission process to many private schools

Preparing for College

College Board Online: http://www.collegeboard.org — The College Board is the creator of the SAT tests and also has a wealth of useful information on applying for colleges.

ETS NET: http://www.ets.org — The Educational Testing Service prepares the TOEFL and PRAXIS tests.

National Merit Scholarship: http://www.nationalmerit.org — Do well on your PSAT in your junior year and you may qualify for one of these awards.

CollegeLink: http://www.collegelink.com — Download applications to more than 800 colleges, fill them out on your computer and send them via e-mail.

CollegeNET: http://www.collegenet.com — Another cyber application service.

Sallie Mae: http://www.nelliemae.com — Information regarding student loan programs.

Fast WEB Scholarship Search: http://www.fastweb.com — Free computer search of more than 275,000 scholarships.