Guest Commentary: Georgia Public Policy Foundation Editor Takes on Gubernatorial Candidates Over Virtual Education

Mike Klein, editor with the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, an an independent think tank that proposes practical, market-oriented approaches to public policy, writes “Public school education agendas proposed by the two major candidates for Georgia Governor leave wide open a hole that any running back would appreciate.”
Republican Nathan Deal and Democrat Roy Barnes put forward plans that give only slight mention to digital learning. They're overlooking a significant education priority for the state's children, according to Klein.
Education agendas from Georgia’s two major party gubernatorial candidates are politically safe proposals that seek to ensure voters the children will be in good hands and teachers could stop worrying about their pensions and furlough dates.
Klein says Georgia deserves better. The candidates’ agendas should be bolder.
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