Joanne Jacobs
U.S. spends more on schools, gets less
The U.S. spends more on education than our competitors, but gets less brains for the buck, writes Dominic Rushe in The Guardian. The US...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 1, 20181 min read
A not-so-integrated high school
America to Me, now on Starz, explores a suburban Chicago high school where black and white students “find themselves on different tracks,...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 4, 20172 min read
To end inequality, more preschool?
“Inequality in America is apparent by age 3, writes writes Heather Long in the Washington Post. “Most rich kids are in school, while most...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 5, 20172 min read
Who will work? Education, automation and jobs
Robots — artificial intelligence technology — will take up to 47 percent of U.S. jobs in the next few decades, predicts a White House...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 28, 20171 min read
Parenting as a competitive sport
In Lucinda Rosenfeld’s Class, which satirizes privileged, perfectionist Brooklynites, “parent is both a verb and a competitive sport,”...
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