Connecting education to careers is focus for Barge
by Doug Walker, rn-t.com
Jan 04, 2013 | 2011 views | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend | print
State School Superintendent John D. Barge (standing) told Adairsville business leaders Thursday that a Career Pathways initiative should start as early as the elementary school level. (Doug Walker / RN-T.com)
State School Superintendent John D. Barge (standing) told Adairsville business leaders Thursday that a Career Pathways initiative should start as early as the elementary school level. (Doug Walker / RN-T.com)
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Georgia needs to start its Career Pathways education initiative as early as elementary school, according to John Barge, Georgia’s state school superintendent.

“We cannot afford to send our kids off to (college) any longer without a clue in the world what they want to do and spend

thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars to help them find out what they want to do,” Barge told Adairsville and Bartow County business leaders on Thursday.

Barge, who lives in eastern Floyd County, was just recognized as one of the 100 most influential Georgians by Georgia Trend Magazine.

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