Today’s education page offers arguments for and against the proposed annexation of Druid Hills in unincorporated DeKalb County into the city of Atlanta. Those favoring annexation say incorporation is inevitable, and Atlanta offers more efficient and representative government as well as being a city on the rise. Opponents counter that those seeking annexation are acting hastily in response to the Druid Hills charter cluster denial by the DeKalb school board, and annexation would divide the community and sacrifice its diversity. In a third column, readers respond to Gov. Nathan Deal’s plan to create a special state school district to take over failing schools.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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