There is nothing like close political races to transform teachers into heroic figures, glorified in stump speeches and praised on the campaign trail. But now that the voting is done, I wonder whether politicians will treat teachers as foes. In a guest column, a Cobb County parent examines what he deems the oversized role of the federal government in Georgia education. And readers share their reactions to the election of a new state school superintendent.

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Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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