Joanne Jacobs
California eyes ethnic studies requirement
Ethnic studies will not be a graduation requirement — yet – -in California, reports Elizabeth Castillo on CALMatters. Citing the...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 14, 20182 min read
They call it ‘Algebra 2,’ but . . .
Student can take “financial Algebra 2” instead of the regular course in Noblesville, Indiana, reports Shaina Cavazos on Chalkbeat. The...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 27, 20171 min read
Add ‘free apprenticeship’ to ‘free college’
“Free college” programs should include tuition-free apprenticeships, writes New America’s Iris Palmer. Arkansas, Kentucky, and Indiana...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 31, 20171 min read
Many state grad rates will fall, due to ESSA rule
Graduation rates have been increasing across the country, but many states will have to report lower graduation rates under the new...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 27, 20171 min read
Voucher students catch up in Indiana, Louisiana
Vouchers have failed, editorialized the New York Times in March, citing “dismal” results in Louisiana and Indiana on the first year of...
Joanne Jacobs
May 30, 20172 min read
Vouchers help religious schools
Church-affiliated schools — and the parents who value a religious education — are big winners in Indiana’s voucher program, writes Cory...
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 13, 20171 min read
Indiana’s new teachers can’t pass exam
As Indiana schools face a teacher shortage, many would-be teachers are failing state exams required for their teaching license, reports...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 6, 20172 min read
Choice wars
New America’s Kevin Carey lamented “dismal voucher results” in the New York Times, which followed with an editorial calling choice an...
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