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Teach for America veered left and lost its way: Can it refocus on achievement?

Teach for America veered left and lost its way: Can it refocus on achievement?

Teach for America veered left and lost its way: Can it refocus on achievement?

Teach for America cared about student achievement -- till they decided teaching students "to interrogate systems of power" was more important, writes Doug Lemov.

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Teach for America veered left and lost its way: Can it refocus on achievement?

Teach for America veered left and lost its way: Can it refocus on achievement?

Teach for America veered left and lost its way: Can it refocus on achievement?

Teach for America cared about student achievement -- till they decided teaching students "to interrogate systems of power" was more important, writes Doug Lemov.

Joanne Jacobs

5 hours ago2 min read

I created schools good enough for my own children

I created schools good enough for my own children

I created schools good enough for my own children

Dillon was the only white student at the Harlem charter his mother started. He thrived. It's teaching, curriculum, assessment and school culture that count.

Joanne Jacobs

2 days ago3 min read

Do the work

Do the work

Do the work

Educators often say homework doesn't matter, but those who do the most (themselves) learn the most.

Joanne Jacobs

3 days ago1 min read

A black mother's choice for her son: It will be private school

A black mother's choice for her son: It will be private school

A black mother's choice for her son: It will be private school

An Atlantic writer who overcame her "abysmal education" will send her son to private school.

Joanne Jacobs

4 days ago1 min read

Urban schools can succeed: Check the options before you flee to the suburbs

Urban schools can succeed: Check the options before you flee to the suburbs

Urban schools can succeed: Check the options before you flee to the suburbs

Parents can find effective urban public schools, especially if they consider charters.

Joanne Jacobs

4 days ago3 min read

Every teacher is saying, 'How did he graduate? He didn't do anything'

Every teacher is saying, 'How did he graduate? He didn't do anything'

Every teacher is saying, 'How did he graduate? He didn't do anything'

"Grading floors" -- a minimum grade of 40 or 50 percent even for missing work -- are now banned in South Carolina schools.

Joanne Jacobs

5 days ago3 min read

Choosing a bad school: 'I failed my values and my child'

Choosing a bad school: 'I failed my values and my child'

Choosing a bad school: 'I failed my values and my child'

She sent her daughter to a low-performing school, thinking she could make it better. It didn't work.

Joanne Jacobs

6 days ago5 min read

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