Atlanta Forward: Education

The Common Core State Standards, the national standards developed largely by the nation’s governors but seen as a federal initiative, continue to be debated even as they take root in classrooms across America. Today, we present a pro-con on the controversial math and English standards. Also, readers share their views on the recommendations of the Governor’s Education Reform Commission on how to fund Georgia schools and pay teachers.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene can now use her great talents to lower the temperature

Now that Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, has announced she is leaving Congress, she should use her skills and newfound clout to lower the temperature of politics.

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Atlanta is full of promise, but people are going hungry. Let’s change that.

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Atlanta Forward: Education

Marjorie Taylor Greene can now use her great talents to lower the temperature

Readers write

Atlanta is full of promise, but people are going hungry. Let’s change that.

Marjorie Taylor Greene can now use her great talents to lower the temperature

Readers write

Atlanta is full of promise, but people are going hungry. Let’s change that.

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