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    Putin orders pro-war classes
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jul 18
    • 1 min

    Putin orders pro-war classes

    Russian schools are watching war movies, taking "virtual tours" through Crimea and "celebrating Russia's 'rebirth' under President...
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    How Asians excel: It's the culture
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jul 5
    • 2 min

    How Asians excel: It's the culture

    Harini Logan, 14, of San Antonio, Texas holds the National Spelling Bee trophy with her family. Photo: Reuters Don't tell Asian-American...
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    A vote for merit in San Francisco
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jul 5
    • 2 min

    A vote for merit in San Francisco

    San Francisco Mayor London Breed replaced the recalled school-board members with three parents (clockwise from top left): Lisa...
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    Second wave of learning loss is coming in ’23-24
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jun 13
    • 1 min

    Second wave of learning loss is coming in ’23-24

    Students learned a lot less in remote classes, test scores show. “The achievement loss is far greater than most educators and parents...
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    ‘Russian’ school gets a new name
    Joanne Jacobs
    • May 7
    • 1 min

    ‘Russian’ school gets a new name

    A “Support Ukraine” rally in Indianapolis on April 9. Children still come for after-school classes in math, science and chess, but the...
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    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jan 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    A More Inclusive Literature Curriculum?

    Canon, that which transfers our cultural heritage to the next generation, is out.  Giving everyone’s feelings a voice is in: Most English...
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    Joanne Jacobs
    • May 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Is This <i>Really</i> Insensitive?

    Or will some people look for any excuse to act aggrieved? The principal of Cherry Hill High School East has apologized for “insensitive”...
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    Joanne Jacobs
    • Mar 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    Teamwork, time and the universe

    Via Viral Hog: Students in Chihuahua, Mexico demonstrate the traditional dance of the huahuas de puebla, which requires “confidence,...
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    Teaching ‘Black Panther’
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Mar 3, 2018
    • 1 min

    Teaching ‘Black Panther’

    Black Panther, a huge box office hit, is a “hit with teachers” too, reports Brenda Iasevoli in Ed Week. Teachers are building lessons...
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    Can we blame video games for violence?
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Feb 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Can we blame video games for violence?

    Lonely and miserable, the Florida shooter played video games for as much as 15 hours a day, Paul Gold, a former neighbor, told the Miami...
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    Why I’m not involved in my kid’s school
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Nov 13, 2017
    • 2 min

    Why I’m not involved in my kid’s school

    Jung-ah Choi, a “college faculty member, teaching and writing about social justice, race, and education,” isn’t involved in her son’s...
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    Dressing up: Is your little Moana a racist?
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Oct 29, 2017
    • 2 min

    Dressing up: Is your little Moana a racist?

    Dressing up as Moana is racist for anyone who isn’t a Polynesian girl, declares Redbook and Cosmopolitan. “Moana is a powerful,...
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    When the Point Isn’t the Point
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Aug 6, 2017
    • 3 min

    When the Point Isn’t the Point

    About a week ago, after reading Joseph P. Carter’s opinion piece “The Universe Doesn’t Care About Your ‘Purpose‘” (NYT, July 31), I...
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    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jul 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    Male Teachers

    At my elementary school, all the K-3 teachers were women and all but 1 or 2 of the Grades 4-6 teachers were men.  In junior high and high...
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    Keeping the proles down
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jul 12, 2017
    • 2 min

    Keeping the proles down

    The college-educated class is “making sure their children retain their privileged status,” while the children of other classes have...
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    For a more perfect union
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Apr 10, 2017
    • 2 min

    For a more perfect union

    Elementary schools have contributed to national discord by neglecting to teach American history and civic principles, writes E.D. Hirsch...
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    College grads sign up for ‘adulting school’
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Mar 1, 2017
    • 1 min

    College grads sign up for ‘adulting school’

    Millennials who don’t know how to cook a meal, get their car’s oil changed, buy insurance or stick to a budget are the target of the...
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    Parents protest ‘I love Sharia’ worksheet
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jan 21, 2017
    • 1 min

    Parents protest ‘I love Sharia’ worksheet

    Soon to be a man’s second wife, Ahlima feels “very fortunate” to live under Sharia law in Saudi Arabia, she writes. “I understand that...
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    PC bans kids’ books: Slave chefs must go
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jan 9, 2017
    • 1 min

    PC bans kids’ books: Slave chefs must go

    If the main character of your children’s book is a slave, watch out, warns Meghan Cox Gurdon in the Wall Street Journal. It’s hard to...
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    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jan 7, 2017
    • 1 min

    Warning to theology students: Jesus is crucified

    University of Glasgow theology students receive trigger warnings before studying the crucifixion of Jesus, reports the Daily Mail. Those...
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