Joanne JacobsAug 23, 20171 min readIs 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...
Joanne JacobsJun 13, 20172 min readRequiring school from 5 to 18Compulsory education laws should be repealed argues Republican Paul Mosley, a first-year Arizona legislator and the father of seven....
Joanne JacobsApr 18, 20171 min readRedshirting 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...
Joanne JacobsMar 24, 20171 min readKindergarten can waitKids who wait a year to start kindergarten show significant long-term benefits, concludes a Stanford study of Danish children. “Delaying...