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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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)