Joanne Jacobs
Raising an American girl
My daughter never had an American Girl doll, because I was too cheap to spend that kind of money, even if each doll had a history back...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 16, 2022
- 2 min
Teens say the dumbest things
A teenage boy took a photo of his friend trying on an old German military helmet in a thrift store. He posted it on Snapchat with the...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
28% have confidence in public schools
Only 14 percent of Republicans and 29 percent of independents express a lot of confidence in public schools in a new Gallup poll. That...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 15, 2022
- 2 min
Teachers' union poll: Dems have lost education edge
Voters in battleground states trust Republicans slightly more than Democrats on education issues, according to a new Hart poll...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Build anew on America's bedrock
An "un-American revolution" is reshaping our country, Bari Weiss told summer students at the brand-new, anti-woke the brand-new...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Jefferson is out at Monticello
Monticello has gone woke, write Mary Kay Linge and Jon Levine in the New York Post. Tours of Thomas Jefferson's home stress slavery as...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
What will Arizona parents choose?
The 21st-century one-room schoolhouse could be the big winner in Arizona, which has "expanded the frontier of school choice," writes Max...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Tennessee rebounds: Is it tutors?
Reading scores have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels or better in Tennessee, according to a new analysis, reports Beth Hawkins on The 74....
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
Recruiting tutors: Volunteers or virtual?
More than two years ago, when it was clear that two weeks would not "flatten the curve," educators started talking about intensive...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
How to tell there's a teacher shortage
Paying teachers more if they have hard-to-find skills has been controversial in public education, but that's changing, reports Will...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
Arizona: You can start teaching before you earn a degree
Arizona teachers won't need a bachelor's degree to launch their careers under a new law signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, reports Fox's Stephen...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 10, 2022
- 2 min
4-day week appeals to teachers, students
Schools -- especially low-paying, rural schools -- are using a four-day week to recruit teachers, reports Elizabeth Heubeck in Education...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 9, 2022
- 1 min
Dancing and coding
Philadelphia girls are learning dance and coding in a bid to "educate, inspire, and cultivate girls of color in STEM,” says Betty...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
Music develops 'reading brain'
Learning music -- playing an instrument or singing -- can help children learn to read, writes Holly Korbey on Edutopia. It develops the...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
You can do anything (but some things better than others)
You can do anything, children are told. Dream big! But many young people don't know what careers exist in the real world or what they...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
An 'incomplete' for 'equity grading'
What does an "A" mean? Does "C-" signify "almost satisfactory" or "learned very little but got some extra credit points?" The push to...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
How Asians excel: It's the culture
Harini Logan, 14, of San Antonio, Texas holds the National Spelling Bee trophy with her family. Photo: Reuters Don't tell Asian-American...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
A vote for merit in San Francisco
San Francisco Mayor London Breed replaced the recalled school-board members with three parents (clockwise from top left): Lisa...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
Celebrate US
The City of Orlando's email promoting a Fourth of July fireworks display set off fireworks of its own with a sour jape: “A lot of people...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
Is adoption the answer?
Years ago, I asked a class of "pregnant and parenting" teenagers in East San Jose about how they saw their choices. Abortion was out,...
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