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.

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I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.

By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a...

By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a...

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for...

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for...

Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.

Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.

Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.

Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.

We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.

We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.

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

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

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from...

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from...

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

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

As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive...

As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive...

And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office...

And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office...

We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is...

We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is...

In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun...

In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun...

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make...

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make...

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough...

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough...

What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily...

What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily...

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or...

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or...