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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 16, 20181 min read
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
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...
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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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 7, 20181 min read
Reaching out to every child
Teachers chart their relationships with students at a high-poverty North Carolina school, reports Lisa Philip on WUNC. Pattillo Middle...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 25, 20182 min read
‘It was never enough to get him arrested’
Parkland, Florida students and teachers are returning to Stoneman Douglas High this week, though not to the freshman building where a...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 9, 20172 min read
Homeless — and on track to graduate
A Manhattan charter schools that serves the neediest teens — many of them homeless — is likely to exceed the the city’s overall...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 17, 20172 min read
Is your 6th grader on track for college?Â
Parents need to know whether their middle schoolers are on track for college success, writes Fordham’s Mike Petrilli. If students might...
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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...
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