Its location and track record make Atlanta Public Schools a likely target of takeover by the proposed state Opportunity School District. I discuss how APS intends to combat state takeover and the problems its school chief says stand in the way. In a guest column, an Elon professor who credits “Sesame Street” with preparing her for kindergarten when she was a child worries a new deal between the beloved children’s show and HBO may further the digital divide that leaves low-income children on the losing side. And readers share their views on whether Georgia education reforms have overlooked the importance of principals in creating cultures of success.

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Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

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