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.
One of the education stories in the media of late deals with homework horrors, tales of students spending three hours a night on homework. But a new report challenges that notion, citing little change in the time American students spend hitting the books after school. I discuss the homework wars today; readers also offer their views. In a guest column, the head of early childhood efforts in Georgia discusses where the state needs to go next to ensure our youngest learners are ready for school.
Today's columnists:
- Enough or too much? by Maureen Downey
- Never too young to learn by Bobby Cagle
- Response to today's conversation from our readers
