Years of tension with lawmakers led up to runoff for Superintendent Richard Woods

By: Jeff Amy

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 731

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago


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State Superintendent Richard Woods has told lawmakers multiple times that reading instruction in Georgia is on the right path – but they’re not buying it.

Now that discontent has helped drag Woods into a June 16 runoff for the Republican nomination with Candler County Superintendent Bubba Longgrear as he seeks a fourth term leading the state’s K-12 schools. The winner will face Democrat Lydia Powell in November.

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