Joanne Jacobs
Indy charters: 116-day boost in math
Indianapolis charter students are dramatically outperforming similar students in district-run schools, concludes a new study by Stanford...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 20, 20181 min read
More brains for the bucks at urban charters
Charter schools provide higher achievement for less money in eight cities, concludes a University of Arkansas study. “Public charter...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 7, 20171 min read
District-charter collaboration gains popularity
A new model for urban education — a portfolio of traditional and charter schools — is gaining ground, reports Matt Barnum on Chalkbeat....
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 14, 20171 min read
Night School: Can they pass Algebra I?
Andrew Cohn’s Night School follows three adults seeking high school diplomas in Indianapolis. The documentary features Greg Henson, a...
Joanne Jacobs
May 5, 20171 min read
Indianapolis innovates
Indianapolis is expanding school choice, writes David Osborne in Education Next. In addition to having a mayor who can authorize charter...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 21, 20171 min read
Schools get refugees, but no resources
El Cajon, just east of San Diego, has been a resettling refugees for years, reports Mark Keierleber on The 74. But now the Cajon Valley...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 16, 20171 min read
Teachers protest discipline reform
Under pressure to reduce racial disparities in suspensions and expulsions, schools are turning to “restorative justice” programs that...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 27, 20161 min read
Principal raises class size, adds counselors
Given power over her school budget by Indianapolis Public Schools, Principal Tihesha Guthrie decided to increase class sizes to fund...
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