Joanne Jacobs
From ‘gifted’ classes to ‘enriched studies’
“Gifted” programs are becoming “enriched studies” in Montgomery County, Maryland, reports Dana Goldstein in the New York Times. The goal...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 9, 20182 min read
None dare call it tracking
Well, it looks like tracking to me. And I’m fine with it. Jonathan Plucker, a Johns Hopkins education professor, sees “a subtle shift” in...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 19, 20182 min read
One track for math: Is equity unfair?
Nobody takes algebra in eighth grade in San Francisco’s district schools any more, reports Ed Week‘s Stephen Sawchuk. In the name of...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 20, 20172 min read
Achievers don’t want to be teachers
High achievers don’t want to be teachers, reports Madeline Will for Education Week Teacher. “Around the world, students who want to go...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 2, 20171 min read
NC schools don’t push low-income achievers
North Carolina’s public schools are failing to place low-income achievers in challenging classes, reports the Charlotte Observer, which...
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