Moderator’s introduction
Today’s moderator: Maureen Downey
Maureen Downey has written about local, state and federal education policy at the AJC for 12 years. She’s also taught college classes in mass communications and journalism. However, she’s learned more about schools from having four children in them.
»Join the discussion online today: Share your opinions and ideas on Maureen's blog Get Schooled.
A proposal to create Georgia’s first charter schools cluster met defeat last week at the DeKalb County Board of Education. Readers sound off today on the board’s rejection of the Druid Hills Charter Cluster; most condemn the “no” vote as an affirmation of the status quo. I consider the implications of the vote and the circumstances that led to the cluster campaign. In a guest column, an Emory professor and cancer researcher talks about resistance to the Common Core State Standards and whether concern about science standards is driving some of the opposition.
Today's columnists:
- "Whose choice?" by Maureen Downey
- "Science education may evolve with Common Core," by Carlos S. Moreno
- Response to recent conversation, by our readers
About the Author
Maureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.
