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 sweeping federal No Child Left Behind Act turns 12 this year, a significant anniversary because 2014 is when all students are supposed to reach proficiency in math and reading. Many states, including Georgia, have escaped the No Child yoke, winning waivers from the 2014 deadline. I discuss the lasting legacy of the law, and readers share their views. In a guest column, youth advocates discuss the school-to-prison pipeline, which the federal government took steps last week to stem. They discuss the need to improve school climate and engage all kids.
