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McMahon's mission: What does 'send it to the states' mean?
If education is sent "to the states," will they do a better job?

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 12, 20252 min read


College and career success for all
Even college-focused charter schools are urging students to consider a range of career and post-high school options.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 11, 20252 min read


How virtual learning broke a top high school's culture of excellence
Eighteen months of remote schooling broke the culture of excellence at Baltimore's City College high school.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 10, 20251 min read


Five years to destroy public faith in schools
Public schools' response to the pandemic has caused permanent damage.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 10, 20253 min read


Mental health programs increased emotional problems in English schools
Programs designed to improve students' mental health made things worse in the long run, reports a study in England.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 8, 20252 min read


Catholic schools are closing: Can tax credits or ESAs save them?
Catholic schools are struggling to compete with tuition-free charter schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 7, 20252 min read


We've hit 'peak public school,' but what comes next?
School choice is becoming the norm.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 6, 20252 min read


Ignorance isn't bliss: We need testing to know what students don't know
Testing is essential to improve schools and inform parents.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 5, 20252 min read


Dear Colleague: Do what the Ed Department wants -- or else
The Education Department has used "guidance" letters to force states, colleges and districts to spend hundreds of millions of dollars.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 4, 20253 min read


McMahon is in charge at Education Department -- or is she?
Linda McMahon is the new Education secretary, but will she be able to restore DOGE-ordered cuts in research and data collection?

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 4, 20251 min read


Brits do it. Dutch do it. Even down in Oz they do it. Why can't US have public funding for private schools?
Starting this fall, Minnesota public schools will be required to teach third-graders to use non-binary gender pronouns in their writing ,...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 3, 20252 min read


Denying disabled workers the chance to work isn't 'dignity'
"Dignity in Pay" legislation would make it illegal to pay severely disabled workers less than minimum wage. Few will be able to find work.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 2, 20252 min read
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