Joanne Jacobs
Young males in trouble
We are failing our young men, argues podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey. That’s the one commonality in the vast majority of mass shootings....
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 17, 20182 min read
Black boys lack ‘a teacher who looks like me’
Boys do better with male teachers and non-white students better with a same-race teacher, studies show. Yet, 77 percent of teachers are...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 3, 20181 min read
Why black teachers quit
“In recent years, there’s been an increased push to get more teachers of color into the classroom, often highlighting large gaps between...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 1, 20171 min read
Personalized+projects model replicates
Summit Public Schools‘ personalized-learning model, which focuses on project-based learning and mentoring, is replicating rapidly, I...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 28, 20172 min read
Internships motivate — but scores are low
Student internships “saved” a low-performing Chicago school that serves low-income students, writes Hechinger’s Chris Berdik in The...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 8, 20172 min read
Personalized-learning model goes national
Milpitas Unified, a school district near San Jose, is using the Summit Learning Plan in several schools. At Pomeroy Elementary, 6th-grade...
Joanne Jacobs
May 6, 20172 min read
I mentor
I’ve signed up to mentor an 11th grader — for the next three years — via iMentor, which is looking for mentors in San Jose, Oakland,...
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