Closing the US Department of Education and the transfer of Education to the States under the 10rh Amendment will give Republican-led States to focus on basic skills and occupational paths for K-12.
Georgia’s K-12 English Language Arts Standards Update: What Schools Need to Know
Georgia is making a significant shift in K-12 English Language Arts (ELA) education with the adoption of new state standards for the 2025-2026 school year. Much like the previous overhaul of math standards, these updates are designed to provide a more rigorous and tailored approach to literacy instruction. The revised ELA standards will go into effect for the 2025-26 school year, replacing the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) for ELA.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s changing, what it means for educators and students, and how Progress Learning is ready to support schools through the transition.
What’s
Changing in Georgia’s K-12 ELA Standards?
The new standards are a departure from the remnants of Common Core, reinforcing a more structured approach to literacy.
Key changes include:
A Stronger Literacy Foundation: The new standards emphasize early literacy through a dedicated Foundations domain that focuses on phonics and the science of reading.
Clear Learning Progressions: Built-in learning progressions across grades allow for targeted remediation or acceleration based on student needs.
More Teacher Input: The revised standards were developed with direct input from Georgia teachers, parents, and community members to ensure they are “Georgia-grown” and developmentally appropriate.
New Assessments Aligned to Standards: Georgia Milestones assessments will reflect the new ELA standards starting in the 2025-26 school year.
Why Are These Changes Happening?
The push for updated standards comes as only about one-third of Georgia third-graders scored proficient or better in ELA on the 2022 Georgia Milestones assessment. Recognizing that early literacy is critical to future success, the state aims to ensure all students develop strong reading, writing, and communication skills.
Additionally,
the General Assembly has prioritized reading instruction, passing two
literacy-focused bills that reinforce
evidence-based
reading practices, such as phonics-based learning.
How Progress Learning Supports Georgia Schools
Progress Learning is fully aligned to Georgia’s evolving standards and is committed to supporting schools as they transition to the new ELA curriculum. Here’s how we help:
Standards Aligned Content: While the transition happens, schools still need resources aligned to the current Georgia Standards of Excellence and will continue to need GSE aligned content in all other subject areas, excluding math and ELA. Progress Learning provides custom and pre-built assessments, targeted remediation, and progress monitoring for all Georgia state standards.
Support for All Subjects: We don’t just cover ELA—we also support math, science, and social studies in Georgia, including the recently updated math standards, for elementary, middle, and high school.
Individualized Learning Paths: Our platform ensures that students receive targeted intervention to bridge learning gaps as they adapt to new standards.
Actionable Insights: Our robust reporting and progress monitoring tools help educators track student mastery and adjust instruction accordingly.
https://progresslearning.com/news-blog/new-georgia-ela-standards-25-26/
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School Districts are managed by County and each County has a School Superintendent. These County Schools will be required to comply with State Laws and State Education Department requirements. Rural Counties have already developed more useful courses, but Democrat-led Big-City County Schools are likely to resist and continue to support “activism”. School Choice Vouchers will be needed to allow parents to move their school taxes to private schools in the Big Cities.
I look forward to seeing the actual curriculum for K-8 and 8-12. This should include reading, writing and math in K-8 and occupational courses and life-skills for 9-12.
School Boards have had little to no say on curriculum. School Boards have always been limited to tearing down schools and building new schools. It’s cheaper to keep schools well maintained. They routinely fund these schools funded by Bonds and this costs double. A $20 million school funded by Bonds costs $40 million when the 30 year Bond pays 5%. Schools should be maintained to last 100 years. School Boards need to use “accrual”, not Bonds. Inflation should be limited to 1% to slow down this wasteful spending. In 1965, a good family income was $10,000 per year. In 2000, a good family income was $100,000 per year. In 2050, a good family income will be $1,000,000 per year.
I was home-schooled from 1943 to 1949. I attended Catholic Schools from 1949 to 1965 in 100 year old, well maintained and upgraded buildings. In grade school, there was no tuition. It was funded by the Parish. Nuns lived in Convents on the premises. Funding was provided by gifts to the Church. My Catholic High School tuition was $500 per year. Christian Brothers lived on campus. My Catholic University tuition was $1000 per year. Jesuit Priests lived on campus.
My Grandparents bought their large family home in 1907 for $5,000. It was well maintained and upgraded. It now belongs to my cousin and is 118 years old. It continues to be well maintained and upgraded.
In Europe, family homes are typically hundreds of years old. They continue to be well maintained and upgraded. I rest my case.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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