School Boards – How much power should school boards have? What should their responsibilities be? And how can voters ensure they pick the best candidates for their school boards? The Commission on School Board Excellence has come up with some answers. Phil Jacobs, the commission chair, and Mark Elgart President and CEO of AdvancEd join us to share their findings.

Statewide Referenda – Forestry, TADS and private cities? It's easy to be confused by the wording and the concepts of the statewide referenda on the November 4th ballot. Kelly McCutcheon, Executive Vice President of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation joins us to explain the pros and cons.

Next week on Georgia Weekly – Working Hard, Falling Short – a new report shows that Georgia's low-income working families are falling further and further behind. Sarah Beth Gehl of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute will have the details. Also the latest consumer alerts and scams from Shawn Conroy and Bill Cloud of the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs.