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.
» Join the discussion online today: Share your opinions and ideas on Maureen's blog Get Schooled.
Many parents put their children into club or league sports to gain a competitive edge. But a health researcher cautions that sports organizations may focus more on performance than safety; he suggests it may be time to put youth sports under the auspices of schools, where there’s more accountability and more first aid training. In a guest column, a college student talks about recent commencement speaker controversies that led to “disinvitations.” And readers sound off on the tough new state tests in high school math.
Today's columnists:
- Play it safe by Bryan Williams
- Commencement: To speak or not to speak by Clare Lombardo
- Response to recent conversation from our readers
