Joanne Jacobs
DeVos confirmed as Education secretary
Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Education secretary today on a 51-50 vote. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote. A massive...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 30, 20171 min read
Navigating school is job benefit in New Orleans
How do you find the right school for your son? Help your daughter raise her grades? Understand jargon-heavy mailings? Advocate for a...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 25, 20171 min read
Libertarian builds low-cost private schools
A wealthy libertarian is creating low-cost private schools in North Carolina, reports Reason. After starting a popular charter school...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 22, 20172 min read
School improvement flop: $7 billion = 0
After seven years and $7 billion in School Improvement Grants, low-performing schools showed no improvement, concluded a federal...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20172 min read
Who is Betsy DeVos? What will she do?
On the eve of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominee for Education secretary, American Federation of Teachers chief Randi...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 4, 20171 min read
DeVos: Mainstream or monster?
Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s nominee for Education secretary, is a “pretty mainstream pick – though usual suspects on right & left of...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 2, 20171 min read
NYT gets it wrong on economists and vouchers
Free Market For Education: Economists Generally Don’t Buy It, claims Susan Dynarski, a University of Michigan education professor, in the...
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