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When speech is violence and violence is resistance ...
An increasing number of college students -- on the left and right -- think violence is justified to silence offensive ideas.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 112 min read
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8th-graders don't know much science -- and they don't care
Science knowledge -- and interest in science -- is falling for 8th graders.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 102 min read
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'Stark decline' in reading, math: 1/3 of 12th-graders are ready for college
Reading and math scores are way down for 12th graders. Only a third are prepared for college success.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 92 min read
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Civics teachers 'don't know what they can and can't say'
Civics teachers don't agree on the goals of teaching civics, and fear controversy.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 92 min read
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Know-nothings: It's hard to think in a vacuum
If students don't learn facts, they won't be able to understand what they read or think deeply or critically.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 82 min read
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Teaching a toddler to read
Toddlers (at least some toddlers) can learn to read with help from a parent tutor, says father.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 72 min read
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YouTube vs. 'Goblet of Fire'
Fewer young people are reading books for pleasure.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 62 min read
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Oklahoma's teacher test: How do we tell a boy from a girl?
Can you pass Oklahoma's test for new teachers? Yes, unless you're a very dim bulb.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 53 min read
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'The learning comes from wrestling'
Students who say "no" to AI are willing work harder to build writing and thinking skills -- and to maintain their self-respect and their "humanity."

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 42 min read
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Effort matters: Kids have to do the work
Effort matters.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 33 min read
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'You rebel against a world that tells you mediocrity is good enough'
"Freedom and excellence run on inequality," said President Carlos Carvalho in a convocation to mark the start of University of Austin's second year.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 22 min read
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The first day of school: Don't worry, be happy
Starting school is exciting -- unless parents tell their kids to be stressed.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 12 min read
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