Joanne Jacobs
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.
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 162 min read
As immigrants fill empty seats, schools scramble to teach them
" Migrants coming here as been a godsend " for New York City schools threatened with closure because of declining enrollment, Schools...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Denver principal fired after criticizing safety policies
In March, a Denver high school student shot and injured two deans who were searching him for weapons. The student, who had a prior...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 1, 20231 min read
After 2 shootings, Denver brings police back to high schools
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero will return armed police officers to the district's high schools for the rest of the school year,...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 22, 20231 min read
Gunmen steal students' sneakers in DC
Students were robbed of their shoes outside their Washington D.C. middle school Friday by three men who said they had a gun, reports Hill...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 13, 20231 min read
Fewer students means fewer schools
"Faced with millions in budget shortfalls and declining enrollment," Seattle Public Schools is looking at closing schools and laying off...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 15, 20221 min read
How Denver schools improved: Choice, accountability
Denver schools' reform strategy improved achievement dramatically, concludes a University of Colorado Denver study. "The overall effects...
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