While in Albany to help honor a local business, Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle also expressed his support for education reform which includes support for charter schools and College and Career Academy models.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle met with The Albany Herald Editorial Board on Thursday, to discuss his views on educational improvements.

Cagle said the charter school system “affords a very unique transformation in public education” from the standardized model with mandates that, he said, were not yielding better outcomes.

“It takes the school system from the one size fits all,” he said.

While stating that charter schools offer flexibility and innovation in the classroom with roughly 20 in Georgia currently operating, Cagle also made note of the College and Career Academy model — which combinations the high school and technical college experience, allowing students to leave with a manufacturing certificate or college credits.

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