As I hope you already know, we are in the midst of voting season on a number of statewide offices and ballot questions that will have a significant impact on Georgia’s future, including education. Early voting has been going for about a week (and continues for a while longer) and the official election day is Tuesday, November 6. (By the way, you can find all the details about early voting times and locations here.) If you haven’t already voted, please take some time to educate yourself on key races and questions that will influence life in schools for our students and teachers in the coming years:
- Statewide races: The gubernatorial race has gotten most of the attention, but there are also important elections for Lieutenant Governor and State Schools Superintendent. You can read what the candidates for all those races had to say about some significant public education issues in this informative guide put together by a collection of Georgia education organizations.
- Ballot questions: Among a number of ballot questions and proposed amendments to the state constitution are a few that are related to funding for public education, either directly or indirectly. Check out this overview from the AJC to learn more about each of them.
One final note about election day: while the Atlanta Public Schools is closed for students that day since a number of schools serve as polling locations, ANCS will be open for students and on a regular schedule on November 6. Whether on November 6 or before, I hope you will exercise your right to vote!