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Joanne Jacobs
2 days ago2 min read
Covid broke public schools: Let's build a 'future-ready' system
Education's "new normal" is horrifying. Let's build a new education system out of the ashes.
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Joanne Jacobs
4 days ago1 min read
Silicon Valley runs on Asian tech talent: 66% of workers are immigrants
Two-thirds of Silicon Valley tech workers are immigrants: Half were born in Asia.
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 112 min read
College and career success for all
Even college-focused charter schools are urging students to consider a range of career and post-high school options.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 20, 20241 min read
Is a college degree worth the cost? 45% say 'no'
Americans think college costs too much and want more focus on preparing students for jobs.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 19, 20242 min read
Apprenticeships are in demand, but employers are wary of red tape
Everybody loves apprenticeships -- except for employers, who are nowhere near meeting the demand for learn-and-earn jobs.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 6, 20242 min read
A's in English but he can't read: Deaf student wants job training, given a diploma instead
A deaf student with 3rd-4th-grade reading and math skills was given high grades and a diploma, ending special-ed services.
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 21, 20242 min read
Edumania! McMahon is tapped as education secretary
Pro wrestling executive and former Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon will be the next and possibly last Education...
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 12, 20241 min read
College presidents, it's going to be a bumpy ride
Trump is likely to go after elite colleges and favor vocational education.
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 12, 20242 min read
Trump will make education great again -- and also leave it to the states
President Trump's education agenda calls for more federal say and more local control.
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 7, 20242 min read
What do you want to do when you grow up?
Working-class Americans voted to send Donald Trump back into the White House: He ran strongly with people without college degrees ,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 29, 20242 min read
71% of students say they'd report a professor for 'wrongthink'
College students are unwilling to tolerate professors with "offensive" opinions.
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 28, 20242 min read
Americans still want their kids to go to college, but ...
Most people worry about college costs, but want their children to go to a two-year or four-year college.
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 1, 20243 min read
A debt-free bachelor's degree is not impossible (but it's not easy)
Confidence in the value of higher education is down , and fear of college debt is up, writes Rob Jenkins, an associate professor of...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 31, 20241 min read
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 22, 20242 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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 30, 20241 min read
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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20242 min read
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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 12, 20241 min read
From Walmart Academy to a bachelor's degree in business
With credit for workplace training and Walmart’s tuition-assistance program, Bonnie Boop earned an online business degree, reports NPR's...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 18, 20242 min read
The rise of MEI: merit, excellence and intelligence
Will MEI -- merit, excellence and intelligence -- replace DEI?
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