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.
Parents applaud get-tough policies in schools — until their own child is on the receiving end. I examine the no-win situation that schools face today in doling out discipline. In a guest column, an Emory professor notes that the performance of U.S. students in the early grades peters out in high school. What are we doing that slows the progress of our students once they reach high school? And readers sound off on the stiff prison sentences handed out last week in the DeKalb County schools corruption trial.
Today's columnists:
- "A balancing act," by Maureen Downey
- "Why do American students lose ground over time?" by Mark Bauerlein
- "Response to recent conversation," by our readers
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