Joanne Jacobs
California dumps ‘mission’ project
When California fourth-graders study state history, they build a model of a mission out of clay, cardboard, sugar cubes, popsicle sticks,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 26, 20171 min read
Sleepy teens: High schools start too early
More than four in five high schools start the day earlier than sleep researchers recommend, reports Sarah D. Sparks in Education Week....
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 23, 20173 min read
Won’t know much about history
“They’re trying to take away our history,” said President Trump at an Arizona rally. He cited the middle-of-the-night removal of The...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 14, 20172 min read
Whites vs. Asians in college admissions
Preferences for the children of wealthy donors — mostly white — are keeping high-scoring Asian-Americans out of elite private colleges,...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 8, 20171 min read
Boys lag in reading, writing
“Three of four African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet reading and writing standards” on state exams, reports Matt...
Joanne Jacobs
May 3, 20172 min read
Is it college or middle school?
California State University schools will stop placing unprepared students in remedial courses, reports EdSource. Instead, they’ll have a...
Joanne Jacobs
May 2, 20171 min read
California legislators target remedial ed
Community college remediation is doing more harm than good, argues the California Acceleration Project in a new report, Up to the...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 20, 20172 min read
Indiana: Private schools test for vouchers
Indiana’s private schools now “live or die by test scores,” reports Dylan Peers McCoy for Chalkbeat. If schools don’t score well enough...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 21, 20172 min read
California adopts ‘rosy’ school ratings
After three years without a school accountability system, California Superintendent Tom Torlakson lauded the California School Dashboard...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 17, 20171 min read
California bill: No state income tax for teachers
After five years in the classroom, public school teachers would pay no California income tax under a bill proposed by two Democratic...
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