Children's Policy Watch at the Capitol '07

1/26/2007

A capacity audience braving horrendous early morning traffic in downtown Atlanta heard about innovative, if not radical, approaches to reforming education at the annual Voices for Georgia's Children "Childrens Policy Watch at the Capitol." 

Held at the beginning of each legislative session, Children's Policy Watch at the Capitol brings together elected and other state officials, policy makers, business leaders and advocates to recognize the needs kids and build consensus on an agenda to meet those needs.

Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and University of Georgia president emeritus Dr. Charles Knapp presented visions and viewpoints on necessary change in current systems by a major overhaul in funding, curriculum and basic educational carreer structure.  In order to meet the country's needs and to compete globaly in an increasingly technical world, both agreed on the notion of steering more children into vocational institutions.

Link to Dr. Knapps slide presentation of "Tough Choices or Tough Times."

Watch for a more indepth re-cap in the March 2007 issue of Voices' Enewsletter, Wavelength.

Full version of  report "Tough Choices or Tough Times" is available for sale here.

 
Voices board chair Ann Cramer of IBM welcomes audience
at the Georgia Freight Depot in Atlanta.

Ga. Lt. Governor Casey Cagle at Voices’ legislative breakfast on Jan. 25.

 
“We need to move from a one-size-fits-all approach to schools,” Ga. Lt. Governor Casey Cagle tells the audience at Children’s Policy Watch at the Capitol.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Dr. Charles B. Knapp answer questions
during Voices’ 2007 legislative breakfast held in Atlanta Jan. 25.