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.
Are too many of us bored by science? Is that why aquariums feature shark tunnels and air and space museums offer IMAX theaters? Today, a Duke doctoral student urges scientists to make their research more exciting and entertaining, not only to students but to the general public. And a teacher traces the push for national standards to the panic that gripped the United States after the Soviets launched Sputnik. Readers sound off on the spate of defendants in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating case being offered and accepting plea deals in the last few weeks.
Today's columnists:
- "Not just the facts," by Troy Campbell
- "Half-century of panic brings us Common Core," by Stephen Owens
- "Response to recent conversation," by our readers
