A proposal by the state school superintendent to reduce the pressure of high-stakes testing would render those tests meaningless, said the Augusta area's representative on the Georgia Board of Education. But Columbia County's school superintendent said the proposal reflects the realities of students and teachers laboring under conditions influenced by the coronavirus pandemic. The state board on Thursday is expected to discuss a plan from Superintendent Richard Woods that would essentially eliminate the influence of end-of-course testing on students' grades during COVID-19...