State Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox hastily formed the 28-member panel after education officials found that less than 30 percent of sixth- and seventh-graders passed the social studies portion of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests. Cox threw the scores out, saying the state's curriculum didn't match the questions on the test.
The committee - composed of teachers, curriculum experts and state education officials - is wrapping up three days of meetings in Atlanta on Friday.
The high failure rates surprised students and angered parents, who say their children weren't prepared properly for the test.
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