Joanne Jacobs
Schools in England will teach 'biological sex' -- not 'gender spectrum'
Schools in England will not teach students about "gender identity," under a new government draft guidance, reports Andrew McDonald for...
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Joanne Jacobs
- May 16
- 1 min
Degrees for all: How to make day care more expensive, less available
Requiring day-care workers to earn a college degree would backfire, critics said. It would drive experienced people out of the field,...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 16
- 1 min
Bad teachers: We can get rid of bad rookies, but we're stuck with the veterans
Teacher-evaluation reforms were a flop, explains Tim Daly, who worked hard in his days at TNTP to get bad teachers out of schools. Using...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 15
- 2 min
Teachers say students' behavior is bad, and getting worse
Half of U.S. teachers say most of their students exhibit poor or fair behavior, according to a Pew survey. The numbers are almost...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 15
- 2 min
Education degrees don't pay: What can we do about it?
"Majoring in education has a near ZERO return on investment for lifetime earnings," notes Matthew Kraft, citing a new report that...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 14
- 2 min
Berkeley middle-schoolers march on Jewish preschool
My granddaughter will start day care in a few months at a Jewish community center. It was my daughter's first choice, but she also...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 13
- 1 min
College is a good bet -- with financial aid -- for lower-income CA students
Earning a degree at a California community college or state university is a good bet for students from low- and moderate-income families,...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 13
- 2 min
Does college pay? Just barely for ed majors, not at all for half of master's degrees
Alex majors in engineering at a public university, while Chris earns a nursing degree. Their return on investment (ROI) -- the increase...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 12
- 2 min
Columbia faces suit for not protecting custodians from 'bratty' agitators
When pro-Palestine protesters broke into a building at Columbia University, they told custodians they couldn't leave, charged the...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 12
- 1 min
Disrupted graduations create a feel-bad moment for higher ed
College commencement ceremonies are supposed to be joyful, writes Hechinger's Liz Willen. This year, some students will graduate on...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 11
- 2 min
Teaching depression: Mental health programs can make students feel worse
Mental health awareness campaigns aimed at teenagers may backfire, writes Ellen Barry in the New York Times. While the truly troubled may...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 10
- 2 min
California voters may require 'financial literacy' class
The banker told the college-bound students how to open a checking account, write a check, make a deposit and balance the account, and...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 9
- 1 min
$1 million for boys kicked out of high school for greenface photo
Two 14-year-old boys were kicked out of their Catholic high school in 2020, because a three-year-old photo of them in green acne masks...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 9
- 1 min
Gaza war is not top issue for college students
Only 8 percent of college students have protested the war in Gaza -- on either side -- according to a new Generation Lab survey, reports...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 8
- 1 min
Include Jews -- or dismantle DEI?
The proposed Antisemitism Awareness Act is "profoundly misguided,"argue Christopher F. Rufo and Jenin Younes. The bill would allow...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 8
- 2 min
Don't trust the speech police
Jews must defend free speech, including hate speech against Jews, argues an editorial in Tablet, a Jewish publication. Jews "have an...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 8
- 2 min
New university creates space for debate, but it's not 'safe'
The new University of Austin -- the first class of 100 undergrads starts in fall -- wants to be a "pluralistic community" for discussion,...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 7
- 2 min
'Balderdash'
Brian Conrad, a math professor and director of undergraduate math education at Stanford, is guilty of "academic and professional...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 7
- 3 min
It's 'MATH-ish' -- but is it math?
Stanford will not investigate a complaint accusing Education Professor Jo Boaler of “reckless disregard for accuracy” by misrepresenting...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 6
- 1 min
Kids can learn a lot more math -- and have fun -- in kindergarten
Kindergarten math may be too easy, writes Holley Korbey for the Hechinger Report. The focus is on reading. Math expectations are low. In...
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