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Bullying leads to murder, suicide try
At a Bronx school where a bullied student killed a classmate, a bullied sixth grader tried to hang himself with his sweater, reports...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 30, 20172 min read


Revoke federal letter on suspensions, race
School safety is more important than racial balance in suspensions, argues Jason L. Riley in the Wall Street Journal. Education Secretary...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 14, 20172 min read


Is your 5-year-old an anarchist?
In Pasco County, Florida, parents don’t like “new behavior expectation charts that suggest conforming to peer pressure is positive, and...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 23, 20171 min read
District Admits Asst Principal Acted Illegally
The students were protesting on the public sidewalk in front of the school, not on school grounds and not during school. Agree with...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 28, 20171 min read


Through the metal detector to an education
“Every morning, I stand behind the metal detectors, searching bags as students enter the school,” writes Adam Stumacher, director of...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 21, 20172 min read


Suspended for racist images, boys sue school
Four Bay Area 11th graders suspended for “liking” or commenting on a racist Instagram image have sued the school district and...

Joanne Jacobs
May 10, 20172 min read


Diamonds in the rough — or roughnecks?
Rebels and rule-breakers may be original thinkers who will change the world, writes teacher Ashley Lamb-Sinclair in The Atlantic. Albert...

Joanne Jacobs
May 8, 20172 min read


Discipline reform and disorder in New York City
Suspensions are down at New York City schools, but teachers and students report more disorder, disrespect, fighting, gang activity and...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 17, 20172 min read
Let schools enforce discipline
Rescinding the joint 2014 “dear colleague” letter on school discipline should be a top priority for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 28, 20172 min read


British teachers try police-style body cameras
British teachers are wearing police-style body cameras to deter and document disruption by their students, reports the BBC. Two schools...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 8, 20171 min read


Arrested for burping: The Gorsuch dissent
Remember when a 13-year-old Albuquerque boy was arrested — taken in handcuffs to a juvenile detention center — for fake burping in P.E....

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 3, 20171 min read


Teachers protest discipline reform
Under pressure to reduce racial disparities in suspensions and expulsions, schools are turning to “restorative justice” programs that...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 17, 20171 min read
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