Joanne Jacobs
Broward: ‘Promise’ didn’t enable shooter to buy guns
Broward County’s PROMISE program, which diverts misbehaving students from the criminal-justice system, didn’t enable a former student...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Columbine copycats
The Columbine killers have “inspired” a wave of teen-age boys and young men to attack schools, colleges and other easy targets, reports...
Joanne Jacobs
May 14, 20182 min read
Educating citizens
Public schools are supposed to developed engaged, informed citizens — not just prep kids for college and careers, notes Fordham fellow...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 20, 20182 min read
Mental illness in school: What can teachers do?
A high school teacher might see eight to 30 students a day with serious mental health issues such as bipolar disorder, depression and...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 19, 20183 min read
Broken PROMISE
Today, the anniversary of the Columbine massacre, students are being urged to walk out of school to protest school shootings, register...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Teachers get (very small) baseball bats
“It is the last resort,” said Millcreek School District Superintendent William Hall, who called the 16-inch bats primarily “symbolic.”...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 30, 20182 min read
Don’t ask kids to befriend violent classmates
Parkland shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz at Broward County jail. Photo: Miguel Guttierez/AFP/Getty Images It’s up to adults to protect kids...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 7, 20182 min read
Discipline reform: Did it go too far?
Discipline reform may have contributed to the violence at Douglas High School, writes Erika Sanzi, who blogs on Good School Hunting, on...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 5, 20182 min read
From anger to activism: Is this civics education?
A month after the Parkland, Florida massacre, students across the country plan to walk out of class for 17 minutes on March 14 to honor...
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