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Transgender teens are unhappy -- or unhappy teens blame their gender
More than 3 percent of high school students identify as transgender, more than double the number a few years ago.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 12, 20241 min read
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Students are narrowing achievement gaps in high-choice cities
In cities with at least a third of students in charters or other choice schools, students are narrowing achievement gaps.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Want equity? Teach more math, not less
As a math teacher in the early 2000s, Adrian Mims saw few Black and Hispanic students succeeding in Brooklin (MA) High School's honors...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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AI can make human tutors more effective, but can it help kids directly?
AI tutoring has struggled to work, but a new study shows it can help human tutors be more effective.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 9, 20242 min read
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Tutoring is booming: Parents are paying to give their kids an edge
Many more parents are paying for in-person or online tutoring.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 9, 20242 min read
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39% of public-school parents are satisfied with their child's school
Only 39% of public school parents are satisfied with their child's school compared to 70% of private school parents.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Just say 'no' to authority
Would-be regulators of "disinformation" are trying to punish deviation from their beliefs, charges journalist Matt Taibbi in The Free...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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If the government decides what's 'misinformation,' free speech is dead
Politicians who want to protect us from "misinformation" or "hate speech" want to end free speech.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 6, 20242 min read
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She can't read or write, but she made the honor roll and got into UConn
A former special-ed student is suing Hartford Public Schools because she wasn't taught to read or write.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 5, 20242 min read
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An 'F' for grading: Can expectations go any lower?
Grading may be stressful, writes George Leef on the Martin Center for Academic Renewal. It may deliver unwelcome news to students or...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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Learning is hard, and cheating is easier than ever: What can teachers do?
Teachers can't turn every student into an eager learner, but they can make it harder to cheat.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 3, 20242 min read
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Georgetown students 'have trouble staying focused on even a sonnet'
Even elite colleges don't read very much and have trouble staying focused on books.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 2, 20242 min read
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How schools can help poor kids beat the odds: Consistency, collaboration, priorities
Schools that help disadvantaged students achieve focus on consistently good teaching, a strong, shared curriculum and lots of collaboration.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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