Joanne Jacobs
All children can learn -- but how much?
Not all education problems are solvable, if we just try hard enough or spend enough, argues Freddie DeBoer in a column on optimism bias. ...
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Joanne Jacobs
- 4 days ago
- 1 min
Conservatives shouldn't give up on public education
Public education is progressive in its goals, yet schools are conservative institutions, writes Robert Pondiscio in National Affairs....
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Against self-reliance
Hard work pays off. Even those born in poverty can build a better life. Self-reliance is better than dependence. Not so, argues Alissa...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Make peace, not culture war
"Liberal Patriot" Ruy Teixeira advises Democrats to stop fighting culture wars and make peace with middle-ground voters. For example,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 16
- 2 min
There is no culture war in education's 'ideological heartland'
Most Americans are realists, not cultural warriors, when it comes to education, writes Bruno V. Manno on Smerconish.com. Two-thirds of...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Dropout rate is up: Disrupted teens gave up on school
The high school dropout rate is up, reports Julian Shen-Berro on Chalkbeat. Students who fell behind when classes went virtual feel...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Elite Philly school is being 'dismantled' by lottery admissions, say parents
An influx of unprepared students, admitted by a new lottery system, is destroying Philadelphia's top-ranked school, charges a report by...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 7
- 1 min
Education fads will make learning decline worse
"As bad as the pandemic was for student learning," some education fads will make it worse, writes Greg Richmond, superintendent of...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 7
- 2 min
1 classroom, 5 achievement levels: The learning chasm
Trying to teach students who are way above and way below grade level in the same classroom puts an impossible burden on teachers, reports...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Happy talk isn't helpful: Tell parents the truth about their kids' learning
Keri Rodrigues, co-founder and president of the National Parents Union, complained on Twitter about the special-education team "who...
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 19
- 2 min
Learning is hard
Learning is hard, Dan Willingham tells Laura McKenna. It takes effort. But motivated students can learn effective learning and study...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Fewer students means fewer schools
"Faced with millions in budget shortfalls and declining enrollment," Seattle Public Schools is looking at closing schools and laying off...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 13
- 2 min
The students who never returned
A quarter-million students who left public schools during the pandemic are missing, according to an analysis of 21 states and the...
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 2
- 2 min
AP African American Studies purges critical race, queer theorists
Critical race theory, queer theory and black feminist literature are out of the core curriculum in the revised version of College Board's...
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 30
- 2 min
Teacher: Students are learning they don't need to show up or do the work
No-consequences attendance policies have encouraged students to skip class, teacher Loren Green told the Albany, New York school board....
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 26
- 1 min
If strike closes LA schools, it could be 'nail in the coffin'
A threatened strike by Los Angeles Unified's service workers -- custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special-education aides --...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Exodus: Achievers' families are leaving
As many New York City middle schools end selective admissions, middle- and upper-middle-class parents are considering private schools or...
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