Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Troublingly, a small group of state leaders are making sweeping moves that affect education across our state. Since 2002, education spending has been cut by $8 billion in Georgia, crippling our schools while furloughing and laying off teachers. I stand with Jason Carter (Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate) to prioritize education spending, separating it from the state budget, and only funding the rest of the government once we've adequately secured a budget for our schools. I voted against Senate Bill 167, which would dismantle the standards for which our educators and students have spent years preparing.

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