Joanne Jacobs
Integrating by choice in San Antonio
San Antonio is using school choice to integrate its schools — and to raise test scores, report Beth Hawkins on The 74. San Antonio’s...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 20, 20182 min read
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...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 5, 20183 min read
Lost Einsteins: Screen ’em all to close ‘gifted gap’
Screening all children for giftedness could help close the “gifted gap” and reduce inequality, suggests a Fordham report. Only 6.1...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 12, 20171 min read
How Miami diversifies gifted classes
Gifted classes in Miami schools include a mix of low-income and minority students, reports Claudia Rowe for the Seattle Times. That’s...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 1, 20172 min read
School prepares kids to shut up, comply
School doesn’t prepare students for life, writes Rich Stowell on Medium. It prepares them to comply. His creative, bright extroverted son...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 8, 20171 min read
‘Gifted’ vs. happy
Gifted pits a mellow, loving uncle against his cold, controlling mother in a custody battle over a cute little mathematical...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 8, 20171 min read
Let all kids get a ‘gifted’ education
The U.S. expects less of students than many countries in Asia and Europe, writes Alina Adams on New York School Talk. Why not accelerate...
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