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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 23, 20171 min read
Is your 5-year-old an anarchist?
In Pasco County, Florida, parents don’t like “new behavior expectation charts that suggest conforming to peer pressure is positive, and...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 13, 20172 min read
Requiring school from 5 to 18
Compulsory education laws should be repealed argues Republican Paul Mosley, a first-year Arizona legislator and the father of seven....
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 18, 20171 min read
Redshirting may do more harm than good
“Redshirting” five-year-olds may do more harm than good, concludes a study published in Education Next. The academic advantages of being...
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 24, 20171 min read
Kindergarten can wait
Kids who wait a year to start kindergarten show significant long-term benefits, concludes a Stanford study of Danish children. “Delaying...
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