If there were any doubts, they have been cleared. Education will be the focus for Gov. Nathan Deal in 2016.
While Deal discussed several issues that must be addressed in Georgia’s ‘Ocean of Opportunity’ in 2016, he spent most of the 33-minute State of the State address Wednesday morning talking about the importance of education funding, education reform, improving the state’s failing schools, and the importance of workforce development. His new budget includes an additional $416 million for education.
“My administration has spent more of the state budget on K-12 education than any other administration in the past 50 years, which included over $1 billion additional dollars for the past two years and an additional $416 million for FY2017,” said Deal. “However, our Education Boat is still leaking and needs some repairs.”
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