She has over 33 years of experience in education, teaching kindergarten, first, and second grades for 16 years in the Cobb County school system, and also in Fulton County and Charleston, South Carolina. Bayne also taught hearing impaired students for a number of years. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro and a master's degree in hearing-impaired education from Georgia State University. Bayne also has an education specialist degree in early childhood curriculum and instruction from the State University of West Georgia. She became a National Board Certified teacher in 2003 and holds a teacher support specialist degree for mentoring new teachers. Bayne has also served as a literacy coach and SmartBoard trainer.