Joanne Jacobs
Phone-free schools: Can it be done?
California is getting on the no-phones-in-class bandwagon , reports AP. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants school districts to restrict students’...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 143 min read
Teaching the election: It's not a crusade
Social studies teachers are eager to discuss the election -- students might actually care! -- but also very nervous about...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 132 min read
Most grades don't match test scores: Is that a problem?
Most grades don't match students' test scores, according to the Equitable Grading Project.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 122 min read
Bullying, violence are up: 1 in 10 teens are afraid to go to school, says CDC
Teens aren't quite as sad or suicidal as they were in 2021, reports the CDC, but violence, bullying and school avoidance are up.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 111 min read
Back to school? It's August!
Most U.S. students will be back in class tomorrow -- it's mid-August! -- and only 15 percent will start the school year after Labor Day. ...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 101 min read
Boys can find uses for menstrual pads, but not in a good way
#TamponTim is in the news, tweets Kira Davis. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz requires schools to provide free menstrual products in all school...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 92 min read
'Mad minutes' don't cause math anxiety -- and kids learn more
New research shows timed math tests don't worsen math anxiety.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 82 min read
Biden's education grade: 'D' for 'doesn't care about achievement'
President Biden's education agenda deserves a D.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 82 min read
Walz boosted school $, but added costly mandates: Tampons aren't free
For a former teacher, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz doesn't seem very interested in education.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 72 min read
Special ed labeling, spending soar -- but it doesn't seem to help students
Spending more on special ed doesn't lead to better outcomes. Teaching reading well does.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 61 min read
'Locking in' learning loss: Math grades didn't return to pre-pandemic normal
Grade inflation soared when learning went remote, writes Amber Northern. Lax requirements to turn in work, fewer graded assignments, and...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 61 min read
'Credit recovery' relies on easy tests, lots of cheating
"Credit recovery" boosts graduation rates by letting students who've failed a traditional course pass very easy tests on which it is very...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 52 min read
Summer school helps, if students show up
Urban charter students made significant gains in reading and math in a summer program that combined instruction and enrichment, reports...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 43 min read
Once, girls were excited to grow up
Once upon a time, the teenage girls in Judy Blume's stories were "excited to grow up," writes Kat Rosenfield on The Free Press. Starting...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 32 min read
Taking the 'boy' out of Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts aren't molding boys into men any more. They're letting youths be their authentic selves.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 22 min read
AP African-American Studies is 'radical, political and propagandistic'
College Board's revised Advanced Placement African-American Studies (APAAS) course tries to hide its radical, one-sided approach, writes...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 22 min read
Silicon Valley parents push back on ethnic studies
Parents want to know what will be taught in soon-to-be-mandatory ethnic studies class.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 12 min read
Only the education-rich can afford laissez-faire schools
Monogamy is "outdated," Troubled author Rob Henderson's Yale classmate told him. She's been raised in a stable, two-parent family and...
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