Joanne Jacobs
More Michigan 3rd graders fail reading test
Third graders who are a year behind in reading are supposed to repeat the grade under Michigan’s “read by grade three” law, but few are...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 24, 20182 min read
Michigan 3rd graders must ‘read or flunk’
Justin Jennings went to Purdue with a basketball scholarship — and third-grade reading skills, he recalls. With intensive tutoring help,...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 30, 20182 min read
The kids (many of them) aren’t alright
Family dysfunction is more common — and more devastating for children — than we think, writes Brian A. Jacob and Joseph Ryan in Education...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 22, 20181 min read
What teachers make — with cost of living
Which states pay teachers the most and least when cost of living is factored in? asks NPR’s Cory Turner. EdBuild, a nonprofit, adjusted...
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
Sep 18, 20172 min read
Despite success, charters ‘lose the narrative’
Charter Schools Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data writes Jonathan Chait in New York magazine. Public charter schools have shown...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 20, 20171 min read
‘Dashboards’ replace A-F school grades
It’s getting harder to hold schools accountable for performance writes Lane Wright on Education Post. The Education Department’s new ESSA...
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