Joanne Jacobs
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...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 182 min read
'Raised by wolves,' Vance defends parents' rights
“Parents should absolutely be the primary stakeholders in their kids' education, and anyone who disagrees should stay the hell away from...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 2, 20232 min read
LGBTQ books for all? Muslim, Christian and Mormon parents unite in protest
Religious parents -- Muslims, Christians (many of them Ethiopian) and Mormons -- have united in Maryland to protest new requirements that...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Death wish: Contempt for parents will destroy public ed
Public schools are trouble. Trust is low. Enrollment is falling. Parents are embracing new alternatives. Is transgender policy the hill...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 8, 20232 min read
It's time to say, 'Whoa, Bob' on sex books in the school library
The "most banned book in the country," a graphic novel called Gender Queer, includes a page that depicts "a moment in which the...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 1, 20232 min read
NJ sues school district for 'outing' students to their parents
If Ella wants to be called Elliot or Elliot goes from "he" to "they," teachers in three New Jersey districts are supposed to tell the...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 11, 20232 min read
Conservative moms are hate-filled 'extremists,' says SPLC
Moms for Liberty, conservatives who "do not co-parent with the government" and oppose gender-identity lessons in schools, made the...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Public is divided on public schools
Most Democrats say the public schools positive effect on the U.S. Most Republicans disagree. The partisan divide on the value of public...
Joanne Jacobs
May 3, 20231 min read
The culture war matters
The "culture war"matters for public education, writes Daniel Buck. It's not a distraction, not as the National Education Association...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Happy talk isn't helpful: Tell parents the truth about their kids' learning
Keri Rodrigues, co-founder and president of the National Parents Union, complained on Twitter about the special-education team "who...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Most want more focus on academics, less on gender, sex
The red wave turned out to be a purple haze. Moderates outperformed extremists. Democracy did not end. Trumpery lost its luster. An...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 17, 20222 min read
When Harry became Sally: Parents have a right to know
Virginia's new transgender guidelines protect parents' rights to know whether their child is being counseled to change names and genders,...
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