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Despite the Holocaust, 'competitive victimhood' is a loser for Jews
Anti-antisemitism rules for schools won't work, and more Holocaust education isn't the answer.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 143 min read
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Book 'bans' sell books
Libraries celebrate "banned" books that are widely available, but help readers access right-wing books.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 133 min read
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Harvard profs say students don't speak up in class (if they show up at all)
Harvard students skip class, don't do the reading and, if they do show up, are afraid to express dissenting views, say professors.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 122 min read
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It's not a crisis: Students are saying 'no' to low-value colleges, low-pay majors
College enrollment remains strong at high-value colleges, but young people are wary of colleges and degrees that are unlikely to pay off.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 112 min read
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Going, going, gone
Ninety-one percent of families who used Arkansas' voucher program to pay for private or homeschooling have stayed with the program for the third year.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 101 min read
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Knowledge matters: 'You can't think critically about nothing in particular'
Schools want to teach "critical thinking" without teaching knowledge. It can't be done.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 92 min read
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Nervous in New England: Can the North rise again?
"Back to basics" won't help Northern schools catch up to Southern Surge states in reading. It takes a lot more.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 83 min read
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Merit pay is making a comeback
Some teachers are earning bonuses based on student achievement, evaluations, collaboration with colleagues and taking hard-to-fill jobs.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 71 min read
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Is a 'guide on the side' better than a teacher?
Teachers who use traditional -- and effective -- teaching techniques are downgraded by evaluators who prefer "happy-clappy pedagogy."

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 71 min read
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At calm, focused schools, scores are high, but so is suspension rate
Students -- including those with disabilities -- are learning at Indiana schools that stress structure and good behavior. But suspension rates are high for students with disabilities.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 63 min read
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Teaching kids the habits of anxious, depressed people isn't working well
Schools, colleges (and parents) are teaching kids the habits of anxious, depressed people.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 52 min read
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Social-emotional learning is now 'character ed' or 'life skills' or ...
School leaders are rebranding "social-emotional learning" as "character education" or other less controversial names, but teaching the same lessons.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 42 min read
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Equity or mediocrity? Mamdani would phase out gifted classes in early grades
Should New York City schools phase out classes for gifted elementary students?

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 32 min read
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How many Americans could pass the new citizenship exam?
Most Americans would have trouble passing the new citizenship exam.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 22 min read
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Is Alpha School the future?
Will San Francisco parents pay $75,000 a year for Alpha's tech-accelerated school?

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 12 min read
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