To improve the state of Georgia's response to severe weather, Governor Nathan Deal appointed a 28 member task force. A few years ago, when Atlanta educators were accused of changing answers on student tests sheets, the Governor (Sonny Perdue) appointed a panel of...
The power of universities to influence public policy and debate should be part of the mission of institutions of higher education. Yet, as Milton Greenberg points out in The Chronicle of Higher Education, "higher education tends to take a utopian "let us reason...
Latest Story The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Mr. Ed Johnson is one of the candidates running for Atlanta Board of...
Which of the following is the most important purpose of education in Georgia? to prepare students to become responsible citizens to enhance personal happiness and enrich lives to support the economic development of the state to get a job to learn how to learn...
Political and corporate reformers claim that American schools and students have been left in the dust by schools and students in other counties. The claim is based on faulty international and state achievement test analyses. And using faulty conclusions, a "weigh the...
Dear Governor Deal and Superintendent Barge, As sitting elected officials of Georgia, the next year will challenge each of you to think courageously about your views of K-12 education and the basis for your positions. Since you will be running against each other in...
