Dr. Randell Trammell, founder of the US Center for Civic Engagement and candidate for Georgia School Superintendent, joins Jenny Beth Martin to break down why Georgia ranks 38th in the nation for education and what it will take to turn it around. The election is May 19th. Early voting starts April 27th. The fight for Georgia's kids starts now.
GUEST: Dr. Randell Trammell, founder of the US Center for Civic Engagement and candidate for Georgia School Superintendent.
TODAY'S TOPICS:
• Why 70% of Georgia 3rd and 4th graders can't read on grade level
• The Mississippi Miracle and the "Southern surge" on literacy reform
• What an ideal graduate looks like: citizenship, basic skills, and a real pathway
• Why technology has hijacked the classroom and how to put books back
• Discipline breakdown: why teachers are walking out and how to restore order
• Parent choice: no more co-parenting with the government
• Opt-in, not opt-out: protecting kids from ideological school surveys
• Why status quo has got to go in Georgia's education system
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