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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 7, 20232 min read
Portland will consider race, gender to 'support' disruptive students
Portland (OR) schools will design "support plans" for disruptive students that consider trauma, race, gender identity/presentation and...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Why are Dept of Defense schools so good?
The highest-scoring school district in the country isn't a school district, reports Sarah Mervosh in the New York Times. The "Defense...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 22, 20231 min read
How to say you're sorry -- not 'sorry, you misunderstood me ... '
Rayna Freedman, who teaches fifth grade in Massachusetts, teachers her students how to apologize, reports Kara Newhouse for KQED's...
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