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13-year-olds aren't catching up in reading, math
Younger students are returning to pre-Covid reading and math levels, but 13-year-olds are not, NAEP reports.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 112 min read


You can major in Taylor Swift and minor in K-pop -- but shouldn't
Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and K-pop -- plus "Queering God" -- are taking students' time, attention and tuition money.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 102 min read


We knew students were unprepared, and we sent them on to fail
Refusing to measure college readiness ensures the reckoning will come later, at the student's expense.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 93 min read


AI-infused colleges seek to prepare grads for the 'workplace of the future'
AI is like "handing every student a machine gun," says a Cal State professor, but another calls it a "magic wand."

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 82 min read


An 'AI-themed school' means ... ???
AI-themed schools are all the rage, but what does it really mean?

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 83 min read


Vibe-coding with the kids
Preparing kids for the future can mean teaching them to use AI -- or showing them how to bike to the store on their own.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 72 min read


Unwokening the universities
Enrollment is growing at University of Florida's new center for classical and civic ed, but expected to fall sharply elsewhere as "woke" classes no longer count for general-ed requirements.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 63 min read


Let your kid do his own science project
Overly helpful parents are stealing their children's learning.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 52 min read


Too much 'adult supremacy' at school? Or not enough?
Teachers oppress students by practicing "adult supremacy," say Ethnic Studies teachers.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 43 min read


'My college students can't read'
Most college students can't read at the college level, says instructor.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 32 min read


College is too late to learn how to multiply fractions
Students who are passed along with wobbly math skills will pay the price in college.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 22 min read


Testing is an 'equity' tool: If some kids are struggling, we need to know
If you care about equity, you've got to support standardized tests.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 11 min read


She's the nicest kid in 8th-grade, but she can't read
Why did an eighth-grader who can't read -- she doesn't know what sounds letters make -- get a "C" in English?

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 12 min read
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