A new poll finds that Georgia voters want efficiency in educational spending but see costs to reduce class sizes and increase teacher pay as worthwhile.
The poll of 500 likely general election voters found that 15 percent felt Georgia was spending too much on education, 33 percent thought the amount was too small and 45 percent figured it was about right.
The survey was commissioned by the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a non-profit founded by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush that supports education overhauls like the one undertaken by Gov. Nathan Deal.
Deal's Education Reform Commission, which meets Thursday, is discussing a proposal that would add a quarter billion dollars in state educational funding.
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