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Trump will make education great again -- and also leave it to the states
President Trump's education agenda calls for more federal say and more local control.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 12, 20242 min read


Identity politics lost: It's time for the great rethink in education
"Your ancestors weren't villains," the meme declares. "Don't apologize for them to people who hate you." Conor Friedersdorf points out...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 11, 20241 min read


Watching Nemo: Movies replace outdoor play, say parents
Young kids need to play outside -- not sit inside watching a movie, say parents.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 10, 20242 min read


To do more, attempt less
Subtract , advises Adam Boxer, a chemistry teacher in London, on his Substack. He visits many schools and finds himself telling school...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 9, 20242 min read


How to lose: Parents don't want kids to see blowjobs in library books
"A lot of Americans have kids in public schools," writes Eduwonk Andrew Rotherham. " They want normal ." They don't want sexualized...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 8, 20242 min read


What do you want to do when you grow up?
Working-class Americans voted to send Donald Trump back into the White House: He ran strongly with people without college degrees ,...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Trump's back: What's next for education?
What's ahead for education in Trump's second term?

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Teaching fragility
Students stressed by the election results can skip classes tomorrow at their elite New York City private school, reports Christopher Maag...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 5, 20242 min read


More high schoolers earn more college credits -- but will they complete a degree?
Earning dual-enrollment credits may not help students complete a college degree.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Teens say: America, meh
Young Americans are less patriotic than older generations.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 3, 20241 min read


What parents want: Teach reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, civics and ...
Parents on the left, right and center agree that schools should teach reading, writing, math and civics, writes David M. Houston, a...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 2, 20242 min read


Democrats take over school board, but books stay 'banned'
When a Pennsylvania school board flipped from Republican to Democratic control, some policies changed -- but many did not.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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