Education is all about learning. The defeat of Amendment 1 last fall by Georgia voters was a learning lesson for its proponents, including Gov. Nathan Deal, who invested a lot of political capital into its passage. Chris Riley is Gov. Deal’s chief of staff and a main architect of the proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the state to create … [Read more...] about January 24, 2017: Look For a Different Approach to Fixing Failing Schools in Georgia
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April 11, 2016: Georgia’s 181st School District Making A Difference In Young Lives
Even the most casual reader of this space knows that I am bullish on public education. But there is one school system in Georgia that I haven’t talked about much even though it is near and dear to my heart. It is the Georgia Preparatory Academy, the state’s 181st school district and a part of the Department of Juvenile Justice, on whose board I have had the pleasure to serve … [Read more...] about April 11, 2016: Georgia’s 181st School District Making A Difference In Young Lives