Atlanta Forward: Education

I wrote last week about new survey that shows the nation’s top CEOs believe American schools are not turning out students with the math and science skills needed for 21st century jobs. CEOs described struggles to fill tech jobs, but today an engineer says he and many other older workers with those exact skill sets are being overlooked. In a guest column, a teacher and parent says the proposed Druid Hills annexation by the city of Atlanta will decimate a cherished DeKalb high school community. And readers share their view on the annexation fervor gripping some areas of the county.