Roy Barnes

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding.

Enhancing revenues will help us improve education and solve our infrastructure problems.

As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it.

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions.

As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.