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Is it really all that 'weird' for politicians to be pro-family?
Politicians used to kiss babies. Now, they're supposed to diss them, if you believe the anti-Vance campaign.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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Blue-collar voters want schools to listen to parents, offer career paths
Democrats need a "radically pragmatic" education and jobs agenda to earn working-class votes, writes Bruno V. Manno on The Liberal...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 30, 20241 min read
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New Title IX LGBTQ+ rules set off 'race to the Supreme Court'
Schools are supposed to start implementing new federal rules on sex and gender discrimination, starting on Aug. 1, but red-state lawsuits...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Young Olympians
Among the teenagers on the U.S. Olympic team are 16-year-olds Hezly Rivera, a gymnast, and Quincy Wilson, a runner on the relay team....

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 28, 20241 min read
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Let's stop terrifying children
New York state will ban "active shooter drills" with actors playing shooters and victims, reports Shayla Colon in the New York Times. ...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 27, 20241 min read
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Harris thrills teachers' union, sticks to progressive orthodoxy
"God knows, we don't pay you enough," Kamala Harris told teachers at the American Federation of Teachers convention in Houston. That went...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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Urban charters boost scores, degrees in Massachusetts
Urban charter school students in Massachusetts earn higher test scores and are more likely to enroll in college and earn a degree,...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 25, 20241 min read
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Most challenging schools are charters educating low-income students
Urban charters in high-poverty areas have become the most challenging high schools in the country, as measured by students taking...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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Post-Covid kids are unfocused, poorly behaved and -- surprise! -- learning less
Student behavior hasn't recovered from the pandemic, says a federal survey of public schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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'Covid kids' aren't catching up: 8th graders are 1 year behind pre-pandemic levels
This year's eighth graders were in fourth grade when their schools shut down. As they head to high school, the average student is nine...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 24, 20242 min read
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Scream 2025: Satan's wonks call for parents' bill of rights, block grants
Project 2025's education section is a standard conservative wish list featuring parents' rights and block-granting federal funds.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 23, 20242 min read
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Can Mike Miles remake Houston schools?
Houston's radically redesigned elementary and middle schools posted higher math and reading scores in nearly every grade level in the...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 22, 20243 min read
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Put phones away all day, says parents' group
Schools must put phones in pouches -- not just students backpacks -- from bell to bell, says the Phone-Free Schools Movement, reports...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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Judge: 1st-graders' free-speech rights don't matter
After a lesson on Martin Luther King Jr. at a southern California elementary school, a seven -year-old white girl drew a picture with...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 20, 20242 min read
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Vo-tech is STEM prep: Needy kids can't get in to learn a trade
High-needs students have a hard time getting into vocational-tech schools in Massachusetts, reports the Boston Globe. Most of the highly...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20242 min read
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'Raised by wolves,' Vance defends parents' rights
“Parents should absolutely be the primary stakeholders in their kids' education, and anyone who disagrees should stay the hell away from...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 18, 20242 min read
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Biden forgives college loans, but young voters move right
Forgiving student loans -- more than $160 million so far -- and lowering monthly payments doesn't seem to be helping Biden very much with...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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Teachers' union takes aim at graduation exam in Massachusetts
Massachusetts could roll back reforms that made it a model of educational excellence.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 16, 20242 min read
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Teachers' unions are soft on student behavior: Is this what teachers want?
Teachers' unions want "all the things," said National Education President Becky Pringle at the annual convention. Why isn't one of those...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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US follows the politics -- not the science -- on gender care for kids
Britain's new Labour government plans to continue the ban on puberty blockers ordered by the Tories."We will always put the safety of...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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