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2022-09-25 01:32:09 By : Ms. Angela Zhang

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Children walk home from Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, Ga., after school on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns in Georgia this year as candidates talk more about inflation, the economy, abortion and guns.

Buses depart from Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, Ga., after school on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns in Georgia this year as candidates talk more about inflation, the economy, abortion and guns.

FILE - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, right, speaks to an Oconee County school administrator after announcing K-12 priorities for his second term at a reelection campaign event at Dove Creek Elementary School in Statham, Ga., on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. The Republican wants to give $25 million in grants to help improve student academic performance.

FILE - Georgia Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams unveils a teacher pay raise proposal on Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Tucker, Ga. Abrams was accepting the endorsement of the Georgia Association of Educators.

Children walk home from Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, Ga., after school on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns in Georgia this year as candidates talk more about inflation, the economy, abortion and guns.

Buses depart from Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, Ga., after school on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns in Georgia this year as candidates talk more about inflation, the economy, abortion and guns.

FILE - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, right, speaks to an Oconee County school administrator after announcing K-12 priorities for his second term at a reelection campaign event at Dove Creek Elementary School in Statham, Ga., on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. The Republican wants to give $25 million in grants to help improve student academic performance.

FILE - Georgia Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams unveils a teacher pay raise proposal on Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Tucker, Ga. Abrams was accepting the endorsement of the Georgia Association of Educators.

LILBURN, Ga. (AP) — Like schools nationwide, those in Georgia face some big decisions in coming years.

But polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns this year, and candidates are spending more time talking about inflation, the economy, abortion and guns.

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