![Left, State School Superintendent Richard Woods, right, Democratic candidate Alisha Thomas-Searcy. The two made their cases for why they should lead Georgia’s public schools in a debate Oct. 17. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2022-10/richard_woods-alisha_thomas-searcy-apc-2048x1025.png?itok=Nu2AJgBS)
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State School Superintendent Richard Woods (left) and Democratic candidate Alisha Thomas-Searcy (right) two made their cases for why they should lead Georgia’s public schools in a debate Oct. 17, 2022.
Credit: Ross Williams / Georgia Recorder