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Atlanta Forward: Education

By Maureen Downey
Nov 16, 2014

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.

About the Author

Maureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.

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