Support the right of local boards of education to manage and control local public schools (such as mill rate, selection of instructional materials, hiring of personnel, and school calendar) as they seek to improve the quality of education for all students and are sensitive to differences in educational needs of children and youth.

Support multiple opportunities for parental involvement, as defined in the Parent Act of No Child Left Behind and the National Standards for Parent and Family Involvement, in decisions regarding school policies and curriculum, for their own student and for all students.

Support multiple criteria to be used to determine promotion and retention, and not rely on the results of just one test.

Support efforts to reduce childhood obesity through physical education and nutrition programs in regular school programs.

Support efforts to protect the health and safety of our children and youth.

Support using public funds only for public schools. Oppose any effort to use public funding for private schools or home school programs.

Support public K-12 schools with adequate state funding, reflective of the actual costs of providing the state defined services, and support equitable distribution of state funding to K-12 schools, currently calculated on property tax wealth in each school system.

Support efforts to reduce the 40% non completion (graduation) rate in Georgia through: