Joanne JacobsMar 252 minClassical ed -- seen as 'a white child's education' -- is thriving in the BronxAre the liberal arts conservative?, asks Emma Green in a New Yorker story about the revival of "classical education." A growing number of...
Joanne JacobsJan 242 min'No excuses' school guru passes on: Will excellence survive?Linda Brown, who trained hundreds of charter leaders as leader of (Building Excellent Schools (ES), has died at the age of 81. Many of...
Joanne JacobsJan 222 minBlack parents want choices, but Chicago plans to limit optionsBlack parents are the most likely to choose charter, selective enrollment or magnet schools in Chicago, reports Sarah Karp for WBEZ. She...
Joanne JacobsJan 222 minUnion-backed group claims choice is 'rooted in racism'The union-backed Partnership for the Future of Learning has launched an anti-choice campaign charging that "voucher programs" are "deeply...