About the AuthorMaureen DowneyMaureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.Editors' PicksCredit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.comAmid widespread delays, Atlanta’s post office customers say trust eroding Credit: Miguel Martinez/AJCCourt takes up push from GOP faction to keep ‘traitors’ from ballotCredit: APESPN: Robert Kraft warned Falcons about hiring Belichick; Patriots deny reportCredit: Family photos‘Friend’ who came for Sunday dinners convicted of killing 2 brothersCredit: Family photos‘Friend’ who came for Sunday dinners convicted of killing 2 brothersCredit: Ben GrayGwinnett selected for global heat mapping as Earth breaks recordsThe LatestCredit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJCGeorgia’s community leaders are failing Georgia’s studentsReaders writeOPINION: The kind of surprise no one likes - a medical billFeaturedCredit: Adam Van Brimmer Tybee officials prepare for Orange Crush beach party restrictions as criticism grows...Tuition is going up at Georgia public colleges starting this fallYou’ve got mail. So where is it?