Published: January 15, 1997

Ga. Governor Purges Board To End Bickering With Schrenko

When the Georgia state school board gathers this week for its first meeting of 1997, the new faces around the table will at least know what their first goal should be.

Democratic Gov. Zell Miller launched a purge of the board in October, in hopes that new members could get along with Linda C. Schrenko, the state schools superintendent. Mr. Miller asked all of his appointees to the board to resign--a last-ditch effort to end months of bickering between Ms. Schrenko, a Republican, and the board, which was controlled by Democrats.

Since its last meeting, Mr. Miller has named nine new members to the 11-member board, including Republican Johnny Isakson, a former state senator who ran against Mr. Miller in...