Analysis: Georgia’s Education Chasm Threatens State’s Rural Revival - Part 3

Analysis: Georgia’s Education Chasm Threatens State’s Rural Revival - Part 3

Population loss and economic decline may be the most visible signs of deterioration across rural Georgia, but hovering behind those two is another troubling measure that will complicate any efforts at revitalization: education. Generally, rural education metrics have long lagged those in urban and suburban areas, but the widening chasm between the sprawling metropolitan Atlanta region and the rest of the state – including many regional hub citie…