Joanne JacobsJul 6, 20172 minRaising grad rates, lowering standards Graduation rates are up in Los Angeles Unified. But standards are down, writes Conor Williams. The LA Unified board lowered graduation...
Joanne JacobsJul 4, 20171 minHeirs to the DeclarationAncestry.com found 29 direct descendants of America’s Founding Fathers, to recreate John Trumbull’s “Declaration of Independence”...
Joanne JacobsJul 1, 20172 minWhat teens wantNearly all high school students say they want to learn, reports What Teens Want From Their Schools, a Fordham survey. Ninety-five percent...
Joanne JacobsJun 28, 20171 minHow to hire more teachers: Pay more“To lure experienced educators to the school, the district is offering extra pay totaling $70,000 per teacher over the next three years.”...