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Can ESAs save Catholic schools?
Catholic schools have lost students to charters, but may rebound with the expansion of ESAs.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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'No excuses' model rebounds: 'A lot of anti-racist practices don't work'
Achievement fell in charters that replaced the "no excuses" model with "anti-racist practices."

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 12, 20242 min read
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Democrats care about equality, but not education, say voters
Black and Hispanic parents may switch from Biden to Trump. Democrats value equality but don't deliver on quality, they say.

Joanne Jacobs
May 18, 20242 min read
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'Liberal arts' education is now 'classical,' which makes it 'right wing'
"Classical" charter schools are a right-wing plot to "destroy democratically governed public schools while turning back the clock of...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 27, 20232 min read
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Inner-city schools aren't underfunded any more
Abbott Elementary, a popular ABC sitcom about teachers at an inner-city Philadelphia school, is "entertaining but not elucidating" about...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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Charters are outperforming traditional public schools
Charter schools are outperforming traditional public schools, according to a new study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 7, 20233 min read
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