ATLANTA – State Representative Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta) issued the following statement today regarding the state’s investigation into the Atlanta Public Schools CRCT exams:
“The APS CRCT investigation revealed a school system that has fundamentally lost its way by emphasizing image over education. Thousands of Atlanta’s school children were impacted and hurt. This report places enormous challenges before our new interim school superintendent and our school board leadership.
“It will be incumbent upon all of us in Atlanta who are concerned with public education to provide them with the assistance and the tools they need to restore the central focus on educating our children by regaining the public’s trust and truly creating a great public school system.”
Representative Edward Lindsey was elected Majority Whip by the Republican Caucus, the fourth highest ranking position in House leadership, on December 17, 2009. He represents the citizens of House District 54, which includes portions of Atlanta. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2004, and currently serves on the Rules, Appropriations, Education, Ethics, Industrial Relations, and Judiciary committees.
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