One of the myths surrounding the Common Core State Standards is that it banishes poetry from schools. In a column today, two academics in the writing field dispatch with that fallacy and explain why there’s a lot of silliness being blamed on Common Core. Against the backdrop of Labor Day, a school choice advocate decries the lack of options in Georgia for parents to choose their children’s school and set them on a better path to employment. And readers share their views on a call to push back the start of the school day in deference to the sleeping patterns of teens.

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Carleigh Knight (left) and her sister, Natalie Rogovin, look at Christmas ornaments while shopping at Kudzu Antiques + Modern in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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