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Biden's education legacy: Lots of spending, no new ideas
Biden's education legacy: He gave schools billions to recover from the pandemic, but didn't focus on learning.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 202 min read
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Burned out: LA students and teachers lose their homes -- and their schools
Los Angeles students and their teachers are trying to get back to school after devastating wildfires.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 172 min read
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UK will teach diverse, non-Western science
Britain's Labour Party plans to make science teaching less Western-centric and relax standards so lessons are more "enjoyable."
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 31 min read
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Teens are doing less homework, earning higher grades
Teenagers are working less and earning higher grades. Everybody's "phoning it in."
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Honey, we lost the parents
Democrats have lost their edge with parents of school-aged children.
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Mississippi vs. Masssachusetts: Which state has the best schools?
When states are judged by how well students overcome disadvantages, Mississippi is a winner and high-scoring Massachusetts is mediocre.
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 16, 20241 min read
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Western Civ is hot: Parents are choosing classical-ed schools
Classical schools teaching Great Books and Western civ are very popular with parents.
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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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...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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De-woke schooling: Send the DEI trainers on a one-way 'privilege walk'
Pennsylvania educators will not have to affirm their belief in microaggressions, implicit bias or the illegitimacy of "economic,...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Is everybody cheating?
Cheating is common for college students. Many think A is the only acceptable grade.
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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To do more, attempt less
Subtract , advises Adam Boxer, a chemistry teacher in London, on his Substack. He visits many schools and finds himself telling school...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 9, 20242 min read
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Trump's back: What's next for education?
What's ahead for education in Trump's second term?
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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More high schoolers earn more college credits -- but will they complete a degree?
Earning dual-enrollment credits may not help students complete a college degree.
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 4, 20242 min read
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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,...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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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,...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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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...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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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.
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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39% of public-school parents are satisfied with their child's school
Only 39% of public school parents are satisfied with their child's school compared to 70% of private school parents.
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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An 'F' for grading: Can expectations go any lower?
Grading may be stressful, writes George Leef on the Martin Center for Academic Renewal. It may deliver unwelcome news to students or...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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How schools can help poor kids beat the odds: Consistency, collaboration, priorities
Schools that help disadvantaged students achieve focus on consistently good teaching, a strong, shared curriculum and lots of collaboration.
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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