We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation.

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.

Publications such as Forbes and Fortune continually rank Georgia cities as among the best places to live, work and run a business.

There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we cant rest on our laurels.

So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.

But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.