Joanne Jacobs
Biden picks teachers’ unions over students
The Biden administration has abandoned the Obama legacy on charter schools and chosen teachers’ unions over students, writes Jonathan...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 27, 20182 min read
Low-scoring school is better — but not good
Locke High has improved in its 10 years as a Green Dot charter school. But it remains a very low-performing school, report Kyle Stokes...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 12, 20171 min read
‘Step’ inspires
Step, a new documentary on the “Lethal Ladies” of Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, is getting rave reviews. As the girls...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 10, 20171 min read
Schools improve with charter neighbors
New York City charter schools help neighboring district schools improve, according to a new study that’s set to be published in Education...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 28, 20171 min read
Why Indo-American kids bee good
In Bee-Brained, in Harper’s Magazine, Vauhini Vara, a former spelling champ, visits the all-Indian-American North South competition,...
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