Joanne Jacobs
Half of students don't want to go to college, but don't know what else they could do
About half of teenagers say they don't want to go to college right out of high school, according to a new Gallup/Walton survey , reports ...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 302 min read
El Paso puts all students on the path to 8th-grade algebra
Students need to believe they can be "math people," writes Lance Barasch, who teaches algebra at the School of Science and Engineering...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 292 min read
Discovering math: How do you know 75% is more than 50%?
I remember when "the new math" was new. It was supposed to teach kids to understand math, not just go through the motions. I'd just...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 291 min read
The solution to apathy is to help students learn
Learning is motivating , writes math teacher Dylan Kane on Five Twelve Thirteen. Many schools are modifying the curriculum to cater to...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 282 min read
Wisconsin lowers academic aims, adopts fuzzy labels
Wisconsin is lowering expectations for students.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 273 min read
The Passover ploy: How to hide ethnic studies curriculum from pesky Jews
School district officials discussed holding board meetings on Jewish holidays to keep the ethnic studies curriculum "under the radar."
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 262 min read
Who's the best teacher? 'Good with kids' trumps knowing the subject
Principals prefer "engaging" teachers over those who are good at instruction but not classroom management.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 261 min read
Let teachers learn from teachers -- not ed profs -- in the classroom
Education schools are doing a poor job preparing new teachers for K-12 classrooms, writes Beanie Geoghegan of Freedom in Education in...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 252 min read
The baby bust is global: China adopts 3-child policy
China dropped the one-child policy in 2015, after 30 years. The new slogan was: "One child is too few, while two are just right." Birth...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 242 min read
Who's going to community college? High school students
Twenty percent of community college students are still in high school.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 232 min read
MIT's new class is 47% Asian as black, Hispanic admissions fall
MIT ended racial preferences and admitted more Asians, slightly fewer whites and significantly fewer Hispanics and blacks.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 222 min read
Building Swiss-style career paths
Preparing young people for the workforce -- even if they don't earn a college degree -- is a priority for Democrats (83 percent) and...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 211 min read
Sprinkling the fairy dust that helps children fly
My visiting eight-month-old granddaughter crawl-flopped past the teething toys to chew on the metal leg of the coffee table. "Try the...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 212 min read
Racial achievement gaps: Poverty, parents explain some (not all) of differences
Socioeconomic status explains some of the Black/White achievement gap and most of the Hispanic/White achievement gap.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 202 min read
It's great if kids like math, but can they do math?
K-8 students will "manipulate shapes, animals and algebraic formulas to build foundational understanding of math" on a new math platform...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 192 min read
When high school students can't read
Angie Hackman teaches chemistry -- and reading, reports Hechinger's Julian Roberts-Grmela. Every teacher at Health Sciences High and...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 182 min read
The trauma of the non-traumatized student
It's the start of the college application season, and 12th-graders are searching their lives for subject matter for essays, writes Robert...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 171 min read
Teens can vote for school board in Oakland, Berkeley -- but will they?
Teenagers 16 and 17 year old will be able to vote for school board in Oakland and Berkeley.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 162 min read
Parents want choices: 84% support education savings accounts
Americans -- including Democrats -- strongly favor school choice, especially education savings accounts.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 153 min read
The anti-anxiety experiment: Friends without phones, adult-free camping
British mother persuaded teens to go smartphone-free for a month, then camp out for the weekend on their own.
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