Joanne Jacobs
When high hopes meet low expectations
Most students “meet the demands of their assignments” more than two-thirds of the time, yet demonstrate mastery of grade-level standards...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 22, 20182 min read
Look lively: Big Brother is watching
A Chinese high school installed cameras that monitor students’ facial expressions, reports Don Lee in the Los Angeles Times. Artificial...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 24, 20181 min read
School choice shouldn’t be controversial
School choice shouldn’t be controversial, writes Chris Stewart on Citizen Ed. School Choice Week reminds us that “hundreds of thousands...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 14, 20172 min read
How parents choose schools
One daughter goes to a small, fast-paced STEM-focused school with few arts, language, sports or extracurricular options, Fordham’s Jeff...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 1, 20171 min read
Parents have high hopes, but not always realistic
Parents have high, but not always realistic, hopes for their children’s futures, reports Sarah D. Sparks on Education Week. Nearly 70...
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
Jul 14, 20172 min read
Making school ‘relevant’ to bored teens
Schoolwork is “irrelevant,” San Diego-area teens said in a series of interviews. Vista High hopes personalization will engage students,...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 30, 20172 min read
What teens want
Nearly all high school students say they want to learn, reports What Teens Want From Their Schools, a Fordham survey. Ninety-five percent...
Joanne Jacobs
May 27, 20172 min read
Teach the controversy — but how?
In The Case for Contention, Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson argue for the Enlightenment tradition, writes David Steiner in an...
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