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Schools are becoming social services hubs with a little reading and math on the side
Schools are trying to solve every student's every problem, but neglecting their academic mission.
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 281 min read
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What's a 'good' school? Parents have more choices, need more info
As school choice expands, parents need to evaluate test scores to find a "good school."
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 193 min read
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We've hit 'peak public school,' but what comes next?
School choice is becoming the norm.
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 62 min read
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Brits do it. Dutch do it. Even down in Oz they do it. Why can't US have public funding for private schools?
Starting this fall, Minnesota public schools will be required to teach third-graders to use non-binary gender pronouns in their writing ,...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 32 min read
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The pandemic's over, but homeschooling is still rising
Homeschooling soared when schools were closed, dropped for two years, and is now increasing again.
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 101 min read
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Honey, we lost the parents
Democrats have lost their edge with parents of school-aged children.
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Western Civ is hot: Parents are choosing classical-ed schools
Classical schools teaching Great Books and Western civ are very popular with parents.
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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Edumania! McMahon is tapped as education secretary
Pro wrestling executive and former Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon will be the next and possibly last Education...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Can ESAs save Catholic schools?
Catholic schools have lost students to charters, but may rebound with the expansion of ESAs.
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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School choice is on the ballot
School choice measures are on the ballot in Kentucky, Colorado and Nebraska.
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Students are narrowing achievement gaps in high-choice cities
In cities with at least a third of students in charters or other choice schools, students are narrowing achievement gaps.
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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39% of public-school parents are satisfied with their child's school
Only 39% of public school parents are satisfied with their child's school compared to 70% of private school parents.
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Urban charters raise achievement -- or they close
Urban charter schools improve learning for disadvantaged minority students, and competition often improves nearby district schools.
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Reform can work: Closing bad schools and opening new ones improved learning in Denver
Denver Public Schools improved -- a lot -- in part by closing bad schools and opening new ones.
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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A new choice in New Orleans: District opens a non-charter school
New Orleans is no longer an all-charter district.
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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Urban Democrats want choice, but Harris-Walz campaign backs union agenda
The U.S. has "already passed peak public school " (excluding public charters), writes Matt Welch on Reason. Enrollment in district-run...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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A la carte learning in Florida
Alicia Garcia was a part-time cooking teacher before the pandemic closed Florida schools, writes Ron Matus on Next Steps. Now the former...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 8, 20241 min read
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Harris thrills teachers' union, sticks to progressive orthodoxy
"God knows, we don't pay you enough," Kamala Harris told teachers at the American Federation of Teachers convention in Houston. That went...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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Black parents want choices, but Chicago plans to limit options
Black parents are the most likely to choose charter, selective enrollment or magnet schools in Chicago, reports Sarah Karp for WBEZ. She...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Union-backed group claims choice is 'rooted in racism'
The union-backed Partnership for the Future of Learning has launched an anti-choice campaign charging that "voucher programs" are "deeply...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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