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September 21, 2010

Do jobs fuel education, or does education fuel jobs?

Jim Galloway:

Tomorrow's taping of Georgia Public Broadcasting's "Prime Time Politics" focuses on education - which required a review of last week's joint appearance by two candidates for governor at an event sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators.

One thing the session made obvious: Public education may present the deepest philosophical difference between Democrat Roy Barnes and Republican Nathan Deal. It is a chicken-and-egg gap. They disagree on what comes first.

At last Thursday's forum, Barnes was very clear - and passionate - in his timeline. Education begets economic development, which begets jobs, he declared.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 21, 2010 4:01 AM
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