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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 31, 20243 min read
Politics in the classroom: Can teachers teach the election without bias?
Should teachers teach about the election?
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 30, 20241 min read
Achievers need a chance to go faster, fly higher
"Differentiating instruction" in a class with a wide range of performance levels doesn't work for high achievers -- or anyone else.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Who will lead us out of the education depression?
"We're in the midst of an "education depression," an "era of shrinking outcomes and opportunity," writes Tim Daly. From 1990 to 2013,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Rigor and results are broccoli: Ed reform has gone soft, sweet
Accountability and rigor are out for politicians and education reformers.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 28, 20242 min read
New report cards baffle parents: What does 'emerging' mean? (Your kid can't read)
Kris is an "emerging" reader, Carlos is "extending" and Emma is "developing." Is "proficient" Pat the best reader? Nope. Parents don't...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 28, 20242 min read
Teach the children well: From rural Oregon to Houston, students are learning more
Third-graders at Adrian Elementary School, in the poorest county in Oregon, have the highest reading proficiency scores in the state,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Who's truly disadvantaged? Look at single parenting, not race or poverty
Growing up in a single-parent family is a huge disadvantage in life, writes Fordham's Michael Petrilli in Forbes. If racial preferences...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Disadvantaged? Really???
Vice President Kamala Harris, the daughter of two university professors, was admitted to Hastings law school via a program for applicants...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Making money matter: More kids in special ed doesn't improve reading
Schools got $190 billion in emergency funding during the epidemic, write Marguerite Roza, director of Georgetown's Edunomics Lab, and...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Can ESAs save Catholic schools?
Catholic schools have lost students to charters, but may rebound with the expansion of ESAs.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Too much tech: Devices distract students, don't support learning
Schools are wasting time and money on ed-tech that doesn't improve learning and distracts students.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Go out and play: Preschools try to kick the screen habit
Young children are spending more time indoors looking at screens, less time in nature , writes Karen D'Souza on EdSource. “Outdoor...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 19, 20242 min read
'Free college' isn't enough to raise success rates for low-income students
"Free" tuition has boosted two-year graduation rates in Tennessee, but low-income students need more help to complete a degree.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Why did black enrollment fall at Wellesley, but not at Yale?
"Holistic" admissions to selective colleges is a "black box," writes Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute. Nobody knows...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 17, 20242 min read
DEI at U of Michigan: 'rote incantations of a state religion'
University of Michigan's DEI program has created a "culture of grievance," not inclusion, say students and professors.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 16, 20241 min read
School choice is on the ballot
School choice measures are on the ballot in Kentucky, Colorado and Nebraska.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 16, 20242 min read
Who benefits from universal choice? Mostly families with kids already in private school
Arizona's universal choice program mostly benefits middle- and upper-middle-class families who already had children in private school.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Diplomas for all: Massachusetts will vote on ending state graduation standards
A Massachusetts ballot measure ending state graduation requirements is backed by 58% of voters, says new poll.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 14, 20242 min read
Columbus isn't a hero any more -- oh, and he's Jewish
Christopher Columbus was Jewish , on both sides of his family, according to DNA research of his bones and the remains of his son. He came...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 13, 20241 min read
Teach math! That's hate speech, Dad
Investigating threats against school officials didn't violate parents' freedom of speech, say courts.
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