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Valarie Wilson, a Democrat, is a candidate for Georgia school superintendent. Wilson is a former chairwoman of the Decatur school board, former president of Georgia School Boards Association, served on Governor Nathan Deal’s Education Advisory Board and was a member of the Decatur Education Foundation.
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