Roy Barnes 2010

Today, Former Georgia Teacher of the Year Amy Denty endorsed Roy for Governor.  Read below why she's a proud Teacher for Roy.

As a former Georgia Teacher of the Year, I know firsthand what educators need in a Governor:  We need a strong advocate for Georgia’s children, and someone who won’t forget the educators who have dedicated their lives to the future of our great state.

For the past eight years, our state leaders have turned a deaf ear to Georgia’s school children and educators, and have cut more than $3.5 billion in direct funding for Georgia schools.  This isn’t just unacceptable – it’s simply wrong.

Roy will be the first to tell you that he didn’t listen to teachers enough when he was Governor – but he never stopped being the strongest advocate for our state’s schoolchildren.  Teachers were never furloughed, and funding for Georgia’s schoolchildren was much higher than it is today.

Over the past seven years, Georgia teachers have been asked to do more – to do more paperwork, to teach more students, and to do more work – all for less pay and even less support.  Educators are suffering under this brand of leadership, and it is Georgia’s children who will pay the price.

Instead, we need a leader who will make education a priority.  We need a leader who understands the issues, and knows how to get the job done – we need Roy back in the Governor’s office.  He’s the only one I trust to get our public education system back on track.

For Georgia’s children,
Amy Denty (Jesup, GA)
Georgia Teacher of the Year, 2000