Joanne Jacobs
Who will lead us out of the education depression?
"We're in the midst of an "education depression," an "era of shrinking outcomes and opportunity," writes Tim Daly. From 1990 to 2013,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 202 min read
Chicago to teachers: Give migrant students a 70% and pass them along
Chicago teachers say they were told to pass all migrant students, regardless of their academic skills.
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 192 min read
Special ed is failing: With no time to meet diverse needs, teachers lower expectations
Overwhelmed by the number of students with different needs, teachers tend to lower expectations, writes veteran teacher.
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 192 min read
After the pandemic, more students are diagnosed with special needs
Special education numbers are up.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 282 min read
Wisconsin lowers academic aims, adopts fuzzy labels
Wisconsin is lowering expectations for students.
Joanne Jacobs
May 202 min read
College students can't -- or won't -- read, say profs
Many college students don't do the work -- perhaps because they have trouble reading and understanding college-level texts.
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 231 min read
Poet X replaces Romeo: Why high school students can't read
Adam Kotsko, who teaches humanities at a small liberal arts college, finds that even his best students are unprepared to read and...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 9, 20231 min read
'B' is for below grade level (and chronically absent)
"Rosie" averaged an 83 in core classes and tested more than two months above grade level in fifth grade in 2019. She was absent three...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 23, 20232 min read
To help left-behind students, get 'butts in seats'
You can't win if you don't play. The only way to improve student achievement is to "get butts in seats," writes Jessica Grose in the New...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 12, 20232 min read
'Equitable grading' is racism with a smile
Students don't have to turn in assignments on time -- or at all. The minimum grade for work is 50 percent, even if the student did...
Joanne Jacobs
May 17, 20231 min read
Presto chango! You're 'graduation ready'
New Jersey just doubled the percentage of students who are "graduation ready" in reading, writes Chrif Cerf, the former state...
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