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Improving Education
As the
father of four grown children (and nine grandchildren) and having
served 12 years on the local School Board, Mickey Channell knows
that education is the key to our children’s future. With a wife who
is a former schoolteacher and two daughters who are schoolteachers,
Mickey hears firsthand the daily issues faced by educators in the
classroom.
Mickey
wants to ensure that:
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Every child past the third grade can read.
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SAT scores improve by building core competencies, including
reading, arithmetic and science.
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High school dropout rates are dramatically reduced.
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Our teachers are given more flexibility in the classroom.
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Our teachers receive the salaries they deserve with annual
raises.
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Parents become more involved in the education of their children
– educators alone cannot do the job.
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Lottery money will continue to be used to enhance our children’s
education.
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Mickey in Action
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Voted to reduce class size in
K-3 to a ratio of no more than 20 students per
teacher
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Voted for HOPE scholarship
funds and since 1993:
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1373 students in Greene County have received
$4,291,387.18
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745 students in Oglethorpe County have received
$2,256,838.41
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1936 students in Putnam County have received
$5,946,890.62
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1133 students in Wilkes County have received
$3,342,272.46
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Voted to fund the voluntary
pre-Kindergarten program
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Voted to raise teachers’
salaries each year
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Voted to fund computers and
technology in our classrooms
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Voted to provide funds for
after-school programs for at-risk students
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Voted
for increased accountability in our schools
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Voted to provide funds for 20
additional school days for students behind in their
studies
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Voted to provide funds for
school nurses
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Voted to end social promotion
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Voted to provide funds to
build 5,000 new classrooms for local schools
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As a Budget Conferee,
successfully worked to restore $204 million in
proposed education cuts in the 2005 Budget
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