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Ford can't find mechanics for $120K: It takes math to learn a trade

Ford can't find mechanics for $120K: It takes math to learn a trade

Ford can't find mechanics for $120K: It takes math to learn a trade

Ford can't find auto mechanics -- for $120,000 a year. Most high school graduates don't know enough math (or read well enough) to succeed in job training.

8 hours ago2 min read

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Ford can't find mechanics for $120K: It takes math to learn a trade

Ford can't find mechanics for $120K: It takes math to learn a trade

Ford can't find mechanics for $120K: It takes math to learn a trade

Ford can't find auto mechanics -- for $120,000 a year. Most high school graduates don't know enough math (or read well enough) to succeed in job training.

Joanne Jacobs

8 hours ago2 min read

How to raise low-tech teens

How to raise low-tech teens

How to raise low-tech teens

To protect teens from digital addiction, parents must take charge.

Joanne Jacobs

1 day ago2 min read

Kindergarteners with Chromebooks

Kindergarteners with Chromebooks

Kindergarteners with Chromebooks

Students are using Chromebooks and iPads, starting in kindergarten. Most teachers say devices cause distractions.

Joanne Jacobs

2 days ago2 min read

Teachers can't compete with TikTok and YouTube, and they shouldn't try

Teachers can't compete with TikTok and YouTube, and they shouldn't try

Teachers can't compete with TikTok and YouTube, and they shouldn't try

Instead of trying to be entertainers, teachers should teach students to listen, respond to classmates' ideas and pay attention.

Joanne Jacobs

3 days ago2 min read

Unready or not, they're going to college

Unready or not, they're going to college

Unready or not, they're going to college

A third of high school graduates (or less) are ready for college math and reading, but a majority will enroll in four-year colleges.

Joanne Jacobs

4 days ago2 min read

If your kid's school is 'comprehensive,' is that good? (Nope)

If your kid's school is 'comprehensive,' is that good? (Nope)

If your kid's school is 'comprehensive,' is that good? (Nope)

"Comprehensive" will mean "completely lousy" in Illinois' new school accountability system.

Joanne Jacobs

5 days ago1 min read

UC San Diego adds remedial class in elementary and middle-school math

UC San Diego adds remedial class in elementary and middle-school math

UC San Diego adds remedial class in elementary and middle-school math

Without SAT or ACT scores, University of California at San Diego is seeing a "steep decline" in academic readiness.

Joanne Jacobs

5 days ago2 min read

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