New state test gets different name

Georgia’s new standardized test will be called the Georgia Milestones Assessment System and will be most frequently referred to Georgia Milestones, the state Department of Education announced on Wednesday.

The test had been referred to as GMAP — the Georgia Measures of Achievement and Progress. But that name brought confusion with testing systems in other states that had ‘map’ in their names.

So, it’ll be Georgia Milestones, though some hardcore opponents of standardized testing might have not-fit-for-print monikers for it.

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