Joanne JacobsApr 26, 20182 min readThe belief gapBeth Hawkins writes about what it’s like when your child’s teachers don’t really believe he can learn. Her older son was offered learning...
Joanne JacobsApr 13, 20182 min readDiscipline rules aren’t racistStudents Suspended from School Compared to Student Population, by Race, Sex, and Disability Status, School Year 2013-14 Black students...
Joanne JacobsSep 26, 20171 min readBlacks leave Minneapolis district schoolsParents cite “safety concerns” and “a belief that academics elsewhere are better,” they write. MPS “has struggled for years to close the...