Kemp Announces 3-Day, 20-Stop Bus Tour
Today, businessman and Republican nominee for Governor, Brian Kemp, announced a 3-Day, 20-Stop Bus Tour during the second week of Advance Voting to mobilize supporters in Southeast Georgia.
Read MoreBrian Kemp: I will increase literacy and improve teaching conditions
By Brian Kemp
Childhood literacy rates in Georgia are alarming; 63 percent of third grade students are not reading at grade level. That means 1.7 million adults – 1 in 6 Georgians – have low literacy skills.
There is a direct correlation between reading skills and incarceration rates. State expenditures rise as literacy rates fall. Our future as a state hinges on how we address the real challenges that exist in the classroom.
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