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Eat your spinach and do your homework: Rigor is unpopular
Everyone says they value a rigorous education -- but many don't want to do the work.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 14, 20253 min read


Harvard may create a center for (viewpoint) diversity and inclusion (of conservatives)
Harvard may create a center for "viewpoint diversity" as it fends off government pressure to hire conservatives.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 13, 20253 min read


Adults can turn experience to credits for a speedy degree
Giving college credits for skills learned on the job is helping adults earn degrees and colleges fill empty seats.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 12, 20253 min read


Homeschool keeps growing -- and becoming more diverse
Homeschooling has attracted a broader mix of parents.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 11, 20251 min read


States spent more, kids learned less: Will choice revive education?
Politics undercut turn-of-the-century education reforms, but new choice programs could make a difference.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 10, 20252 min read


What does it mean to be a good man? Boys need fathers -- or male mentors
Boys growing up without a father -- and there are more of them -- have few male role models.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 9, 20252 min read


Get your own soapbox
After a few DEI workshops, an elementary teacher decides to teach settler colonialism, climate change, slavery and gender norms in music class.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 8, 20252 min read


You say you want a revolution: NEA votes to call Trump a 'fascist'
The National Education Association will fight for DEI and the U.S. Education Department, and vows to use "fascist" to describe President Trump.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 8, 20252 min read


You're a genius! You're a genius! You're a genius!
Calling every student a "genius" -- even if they're not learning - - obscures failure for students and their teachers.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 7, 20252 min read


The African question: Who's what?
Did Zohran Mamdani lie when he wrote he checked the "Black/African American" box on his college applications?

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 6, 20253 min read


Lazy days of summer
Stressed, overparented teens can benefit from a lazy, unenriched summer.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 5, 20252 min read


The flag is up: America is for all of us
Raised to see patriotism as hokey, Larissa Phillips is flying a U.S. flag this year.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 4, 20253 min read


Let educational freedom ring: Voucher families are buying a la carte classes
Choice scholarships let parents pay for a la carte classes, rewarding schools that serve their needs.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 3, 20252 min read


Did AI eat your job? Learn to teach
New computer-science graduates could find jobs in teaching, and improve math achievement.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 2, 20252 min read


American pride and the political divide
National pride is down, especially for Democrats, and the political gulf is growing.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 1, 20251 min read
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