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'Like a Surgeon'
Teachers in Houston's turnaround schools will be treated like surgeons, pledges Superintendent Mike Miles.
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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Houston school plan: No disruptive kids in class -- and no librarians
Teachers will earn more and have "apprentices" and aides to handle mundane chores. They'll use scripted curricula instead of spending...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Teaching fragility: 1/5 of undergrads are 'disabled'
Colleges are disabling students, teaching them that they need not show up in class, complete assignments on time or give an oral...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 30, 20232 min read
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Autism is a disability -- not a 'natural difference to be celebrated'
Autism rates keep climbing -- nearly 3 percent, of all eight-year-olds in the latest estimates -- yet there's no sense of crisis, writes...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 29, 20233 min read
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