Joanne JacobsJul 31, 20231 min'Like a Surgeon'Teachers in Houston's turnaround schools will be treated like surgeons, pledges Superintendent Mike Miles.
Joanne JacobsJul 31, 20232 minHouston school plan: No disruptive kids in class -- and no librariansTeachers will earn more and have "apprentices" and aides to handle mundane chores. They'll use scripted curricula instead of spending...
Joanne JacobsJul 30, 20232 minTeaching 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 JacobsJul 29, 20233 minAutism 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...