GAINESVILLE - Forty-four schools from across Georgia - including two in northeast Georgia - were announced as "No Excuses" schools at a news conference held in Gainesville Wednesday by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation (GPPF).
The briefing was held at Fair Street International Baccalaureate World School, one of the 44 chosen as "no Excuses" school by the foundation.
Fair Street was selected for the announcement because of the school's outstanding student achievement. Ranked in the Foundation's 2009 Report Card for Parents released Wednesday as 103 in the state overall for achievement out of 1,201 elementary schools, the Gainesville City school is a leader among the No Excuses schools â