A recording of this speech from the University of Georgia Law Library archival collection was digitally preserved from audio cassette tape to digital in 2023 and made publicly available in 2024. Digitization, metadata creation, and increased discoverability of this record was made possible thanks to a grant from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council. The primary archival object is a digitized audio cassette recording of Barnes' speech.

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Event Date

3-31-2000

Abstract

[In 1999] the Governor of the State of Georgia issued a challenge to his newly formed Education Reform Study Commission. He said:"I am counting on this group to shake up the educational system as it exists today in Georgia. We have been able to put together a group of people who are both experienced with and devoted to educational issues, and I know that they will be able to develop sound ideas that will help restore public confidence in our schools."

A full summary of this event was published in the Advocate Magazine Volume 34, Issue 2, Spring 2000 on page 26: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/advocate/vol34/iss2/1/

And shake up they did. As a result of the Commission's work, House Bill 1187 was introduced to the Georgia General Assembly [in 2000]. A hotly debated bill, the "A+ Education Reform Act of 2000" will affect all aspects of the educational system. As a part of this reform the leaders of Georgia's educational institutions will come together to form the Education Coordinating Council. Their purpose will be to improve public education through a "seamless" coordination among Georgia's public education providers. On March 31, we will have three very important members of this council to discuss their outlook on education in Georgia: Governor Roy Barnes (J.D. '72), Chairman of the State School Board Otis Brumby (J.D. '65), and Chancellor Stephen Portch.

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