Joanne Jacobs
Florida Atlantic wins upward mobility tournament
Florida Atlantic University beat Memphis in the closing seconds of the first game of the NCAA tournament, and play Farleigh Dickinson...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 13
- 2 min
More young people are skipping college: Is that a crisis?
A good student at a good high school, Grayson Hart "believed college was the only route to a good job, stability and a happy life," until...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Anxious teens: Are they working too hard in school?
Dropping SAT/ACT requirements at elite colleges could make ambitious teenagers even more anxious, writes Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. ...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Columbia goes 'holistic,' dumps SAT/ACT requirement
Columbia University, know for its core curriculum in humanities, has become the first Ivy League school to drop SAT/ACT scores as an...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Harvard students can't handle 'The Scarlet Letter' -- but prisoners can
“The last time I taught The Scarlet Letter, I discovered that my students were really struggling to understand the sentences as sentences...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 1
- 1 min
'Diversity statements' are out in North Carolina, Texas ...
Would-be professors will not be asked to pledge allegiance to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to be considered for a job at the...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 28
- 1 min
'They're here for the Wharton brand, a 4.0 GPA and to party'
Cheating has become the norm for college students, writes Suzy Weiss on Free Press. "Remote learning" during Covid lowered standards and...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 28
- 3 min
Who gets in? Try dartboard admissions
The college admissions race is a waste of time, argues Rick Hess, education policy director of the American Enterprise Institute. Except...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Beware of 'low-value' colleges, but it's hard to say which programs don't pay
Will a degree in social work from Middling State U lead to higher earnings? What's the payoff for enrolling in fashion design at Fugly...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Algebra: Gateway or barrier?
“What is so magical about algebra as a math requirement?” asked Eloy Ortiz Oakley, former chancellor of California’s community college...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 20
- 2 min
DeSantis vs. College Board
Florida schools will not stop offering Advanced Placement classes, whatever Gov. Ron DeSantis suggests. With other rigorous options, such...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Emotionally fragile college grads say they're not prepared for work
People who fell apart under pressure were "nervous in the service," my father used, a World War II veteran, used to say. There are a lot...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 11
- 1 min
What parents worry about
Depression and anxiety are the top worries of parents, according to a Pew Research Center survey, report Rachel Minkin and Juliana...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Khan: Students hit the wall in Algebra I if they don't know 3 x 7 = 21
Remote instruction led to disastrous learning losses," especially in math, according to conclusive research, writes Kevin Mahnken on The...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Down with the college-industrial complex
Young people believe they need a college degree to be considered for a "good job," writes Rick Hess, education policy director of the...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Youth sports are supposed to be fun
Sports should be fun for kids, writes Linda Flanagan. Instead, young athletes give up their childhood to compete for college scholarships...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 31
- 2 min
The readiness is (almost) all
Who goes to college? Enrollment rates vary widely by family income, race and ethnicity and gender, but among students of similar academic...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 19
- 2 min
How much math?
British students who pass a national math exam at 15 or 16 don't have to take any more math, unless they need higher-level math for...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Teach practical skills -- not college prep -- says post-pandemic poll
The pandemic has changed Americans' priorities for K-12 education, writes Greg Toppo on The 74. Preparing for college, ranked #10 in...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 18
- 1 min
When the best paper in the class was written by a bot
Professors are changing the way they assess students to make it harder for students to use artificial intelligence to generate essays,...
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