While many parents in Georgia agree not every student should go to college, they don’t want to start with their own child. I talk about the value of a college degree and whether it is still worth the considerable investment. In a guest column, an educator says people don’t understand what Common Core is and isn’t. She says too many people confuse standards with curriculum. And readers sound off on why the love teachers felt during the recent election won’t last much longer.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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