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Suing Lucy: Parents claim deceptive marketing of reading curricula
Massachusetts parents are suing a "balanced literacy" publisher and authors for fraudulently claiming their programs are "researched-based."

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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Glittering prizes: Can non-elite college grads become masters of the universe?
It's college application time again. Ambitious 12th-graders are polishing their essays, wondering if mentioning their grandmother's claim...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 9, 20242 min read
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It's time for separation of race and state: No more little boxes
The Census doesn't ask people about their religion. Why not stop putting Americans in pseudo-racial boxes? , asks Michael Lind. The...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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Is DEI doomed?
University DEI programs are losing popularity on campus and off.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 7, 20242 min read
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A's in English but he can't read: Deaf student wants job training, given a diploma instead
A deaf student with 3rd-4th-grade reading and math skills was given high grades and a diploma, ending special-ed services.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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U.S. math scores show 'devastating' decline
U.S. students are doing much worse in math, while some other countries are improving.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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'Woke' (or wokeish) courses are cut from core list at Florida universities
Courses that teach identity politics or systemic racism will be electives -- not core courses -- at Florida's state universities.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 4, 20241 min read
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The Trump 'reckoning' for higher ed: No more easy money
Colleges aren't going to like Trump's higher education agenda , predicts economist Richard K. Vedder. He's the author of the forthcoming...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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Most teens don't read for fun: What can teachers do?
Few teenagers read for fun regularly, and many don't read for school either, writes Natalie Wexler on Minding the Gap. We're "becoming a...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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Western Civ is hot: Parents are choosing classical-ed schools
Classical schools teaching Great Books and Western civ are very popular with parents.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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Who was the Good Samaritan? Let there be Bible stories in Texas schools
Texas' board of education has narrowly approved a new K-5 curriculum that includes Bible stories , reports Shaun Rabb for Fox News....

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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AI tutoring: The smart get smarter
AI tutoring can help motivated, capable students learn faster, but is worse than a human tutor for most students.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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