Atlanta Forward: Education

Rising high school graduation rates are cause to celebrate, but there’s also concern over the glaring graduation gap between rich and poor kids. I discuss America’s diminishing social mobility, fueled in part by the lavish attention and money educated parents devote to the cognitive development of their children. In a guest column, a college administrator warns federal aid is critical to poor kids going to college, and failure to provide sufficient amounts of aid will lock such students out of higher education. Speaking of affording college, readers sound off on an Atlanta high school valedictorian seeking donations to pay for college; he was denied access to Tech and UGA because he is undocumented.