Joanne Jacobs
Teaching fragility
S tudents stressed by the election results can skip classes tomorrow at their elite New York City private school, reports Christopher...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 151 min read
It's a school, not a mental-health clinic
School-based mental health programs don't improve mental health or academic outcomes, concludes an analysis of the research by Carolyn D....
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 18, 20233 min read
Unsafe: Schools in high-crime communities try to cope with violence
It's all on video: A mob of teenagers punches and kicks a 17-year-old boy in an alley near his Las Vegas high school. Jonathan Lewis,...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Teacher, counselor, therapist: Is it too much?
As students' emotional and mental health needs soar, teachers are being asked to serve as ad hoc counselors, therapists and social...
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