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A college degree with no heavy lifting: Ohio State will require 'AI fluency'
Ohio State will require students to use AI. Pomona students have formed a no-tech "Luddite Club."

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 112 min read
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Google Translate is the teacher: Migrants get 'busy work' in Chicago schools
Chicago schools are supposed to provide bilingual education for newcomer students, but don't have the teachers to teach in other languages -- or English as a second language specialists.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 102 min read
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Microschools are growing
Microschools are booming as parents seek a middle ground between homeschooling and traditional schooling.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 93 min read
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Let kindergarten be kindergarten
Turning kindergarten into "the new first grade" has made school even harder for boys.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 72 min read
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Learn to plumb: New grads are competing with AI for coding jobs
College graduates are having trouble finding entry-level jobs in computer science and finance. Some blame AI.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 62 min read
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Many pathways to a diploma, but are students really prepared?
Washington state traded its exit exam for multiple graduation pathways, but still has 20% of students who aren't on track for a diploma.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 52 min read
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Alabama is leading the way on math teaching: How states can improve
Alabama shows how a very poor state can improve math achievement.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 41 min read
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Just teach us, say students: Explain the math or science so we can understand it
Teenagers want teachers to explain STEM subjects. Few care about working in groups or seeing examples that reflect their race or gender.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 41 min read
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Genghis Khan was a nice guy. Israel is evil. SF parents push back on 'ethnic studies' mandate
San Francisco parents are resisting a year-long ethnic studies classes that focuses on left-wing politics.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 33 min read
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Open the door to new worlds: Poor kids have a right to Shakespeare, Bach, Plato
To offer a demanding, powerful curriculum to every child is not elitist. It is egalitarian.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 21 min read
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Fear and self-loathing in the classroom
Teaching children the world is "bad and broken" undermines their confidence and curiosity.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 12 min read
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