Last year, the Bibb County Board of Education was forced to eliminate about 100 paraprofessional positions in kindergarten classes because of budget problems. Smith said the only complaint she has heard from her district was the requirement that middle schools teach academics five hours a day. This has caused some parents and teachers to worry that such activities as physical education and music might have to be abandoned due to lack of time during the school day. During the debate, Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, said that black students make up about 60 percent of children who are held back and that the governor's bill would increase that number. But Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker, D-Augusta, who is black, vigorously defended the governor's bill.
Failure is no longer an option.
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