Georgia Schools Could See Dramatic Changes In Next 2 Years

ATLANTA — Georgia's education system could see some dramatic changes in the next two years, as Gov. Nathan Deal shifts his first-term focus on prisons and courts to education.Voters will decide in November whether to approve Deal's proposed constitutional amendment to allow the state to take over chronically failing schools.

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