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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 12, 20182 min read
Too much turnover foils turnaround
Milwaukee’s low-performing Carver Academy got more money, new leadership and “five years of attention from Milwaukee’s best minds in...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 1, 20183 min read
A shiny new school fails
San Francisco spent $54 million to build and equip a new STEM-focused middle school to serve low-income black students — and lure...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 27, 20172 min read
Boy Scouts vs. Girl Scouts
I was a Brownie and then a Girl Scout at Ravinia Elementary School. We learned to fold a flag and to knit squares, which our leader...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 7, 20172 min read
Diamonds in the rough — or roughnecks?
Rebels and rule-breakers may be original thinkers who will change the world, writes teacher Ashley Lamb-Sinclair in The Atlantic. Albert...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 1, 20172 min read
Israel’s education secret: It’s not the schools
Israel is a global leader in technology, despite its small size, writes Naftali Bennett, a former high-tech CEO and now Minister of...
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