Opinion
Atlanta Forward: Education
A local mom set off a national debate when she wrote an online essay on why other white parents in her DeKalb County community shunned the local elementary school. She cites race as the reason; I suggest another possibility. A guest column addresses the resegregation of metro Atlanta schools. And readers sound off on that controversial video of a police officer yanking a student from her seat.
About the Author
Maureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.
