Today’s moderator: Maureen Downey
Maureen Downey has written about local, state and federal education policy at the AJC for 12 years. She’s also taught college classes in mass communications and journalism. However, she’s learned more about schools from having four children in them.
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The battle over Common Core State Standards in the General Assembly ended last week with a down vote in a House committee, but the debate will likely continue.
Readers sound off about the controversial legislative effort to get rid of the standards, and I discuss the ill will the fight caused among teachers.
In a guest column, two researchers talk about whether grade point averages and SAT scores ought to be considered when hiring people, focusing on the research on IQ and job performance.
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