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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 31 min read
UK will teach diverse, non-Western science
Britain's Labour Party plans to make science teaching less Western-centric and relax standards so lessons are more "enjoyable."
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 21, 20241 min read
Poland mandates firearms training for students
Polish students 13 and older will learn to use firearms in school.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 20, 20241 min read
Is a college degree worth the cost? 45% say 'no'
Americans think college costs too much and want more focus on preparing students for jobs.
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 5, 20242 min read
U.S. math scores show 'devastating' decline
U.S. students are doing much worse in math, while some other countries are improving.
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Students learn more math when the teacher teaches
Direct instruction helps more students learn more math compared to student-led methods.
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Joanne Jacobs
May 25, 20241 min read
You may already be a loser!
American kids have too much self-esteem, argues Bill Maher.
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Joanne Jacobs
May 17, 20242 min read
Schools in England will teach 'biological sex' -- not 'gender spectrum'
Schools in England will not teach students about "gender identity," under a new government draft guidance, reports Andrew McDonald for...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 15, 20242 min read
Teachers say students' behavior is bad, and getting worse
Half of U.S. teachers say most of their students exhibit poor or fair behavior, according to a Pew survey. The numbers are almost...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 9, 20241 min read
Gaza war is not top issue for college students
Only 8 percent of college students have protested the war in Gaza -- on either side -- according to a new Generation Lab survey, reports...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 3, 20241 min read
Job or college? Germany adds flexibility to apprenticeship system
One German state is adding flexibility to its two-track education system, writes Frieda Klotz on the Hechinger Report. German students...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 24, 20243 min read
Teachers are fed up with student misbehavior, classroom chaos
The "new normal" of student behavior -- a toxic mix of disrespect, disruption, violence and apathy -- is driving teachers to despair,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 18, 20242 min read
The Finnish miracle is finished, but why?
Finland! Finland! Finland! Twenty years ago, Finland's top-of-the-world PISA scores made it "the most widely celebrated and imitated...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 23, 20232 min read
Ban phones in school: The experiment with kids' minds has failed
Smart phones are making students less smart, writes Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. Student achievement has been falling around the world...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Math crisis is global: US teens do worse on PISA, but so do others
The bad news from international testing: U.S. 15-year-olds did significantly worse in math from 2018 to 2022 on the Program for...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 4, 20232 min read
'P' is for propaganda
Let's dump the curriculum and teach Palestinian propaganda instead, said a group of Oakland (CA) teachers. They proposed an all-day...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Everyone passes -- or else!
Universities will have to push failing students above the 50 percent mark or pay hefty fines under legislation proposed by the Australian...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 9, 20232 min read
For failing students, lockdown was freedom, school is 'prison'
School is "like being in prison," says 14-year-old Kieran, who has dyslexia and ADHD. He prefers doing physical labor with his father....
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 20, 20232 min read
Apprenticeship-to-degree model launches debt-free careers
How do you get a job at Goldman Sachs? In the U.S., it usually takes a degree from an elite college to get in the door. In Britain,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Finland's secret: Teachers teach
Finland has become a mecca for miracle-seeking educators, writes Sam Chaltain on Letters from the Future (of Learning). Teaching is an...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Generation Doom: Show students a path forward
Teachers should encourage young people to believe in the future, writes Alice Dominguez on EdSurge. The Doomer Generation needs a sense...
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