International

Joanne Jacobs

May 25
1 min

You may already be a loser!

American kids have too much self-esteem, argues Bill Maher.

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Schools in England will teach 'biological sex' -- not 'gender spectrum'

Joanne Jacobs

May 17
2 min

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Schools in England will not teach students about "gender identity," under a new government draft guidance, reports Andrew McDonald for...

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Teachers say students' behavior is bad, and getting worse

Joanne Jacobs

May 15
2 min

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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Gaza war is not top issue for college students

Joanne Jacobs

May 9
1 min

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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Job or college? Germany adds flexibility to apprenticeship system

Joanne Jacobs

Apr 3
1 min

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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Teachers are fed up with student misbehavior, classroom chaos

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 24
3 min

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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The Finnish miracle is finished, but why?

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 18
2 min

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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Ban phones in school: The experiment with kids' minds has failed

Joanne Jacobs

Dec 23, 2023
2 min

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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Math crisis is global: US teens do worse on PISA, but so do others

Joanne Jacobs

Dec 6, 2023
2 min

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, 2023
2 min

'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, 2023
1 min

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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For failing students, lockdown was freedom, school is 'prison'

Joanne Jacobs

Sep 9, 2023
2 min

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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Apprenticeship-to-degree model launches debt-free careers

Joanne Jacobs

Aug 20, 2023
2 min

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, 2023
1 min

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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Generation Doom: Show students a path forward

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 20, 2023
1 min

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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Joanne Jacobs

Oct 29, 2022
2 min

Boy trouble

Boys are struggling in school around the world, not just in the United States, points out Kay Hymowitz in City Journal. Boys have lower...

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Joanne Jacobs

Sep 18, 2022
1 min

Reading 'Anne Frank' in Kabul

A secret book club for teen-age girls in Kabul, Afghanistan is reading The Diary of Anne Frank, reports Diaa Hadid for NPR. "Banned from...

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Joanne Jacobs

Jul 18, 2022
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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Joanne Jacobs

Jun 13, 2022
1 min

No learning loss in Sweden

Photo: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels In Sweden, which kept schools open throughout the pandemic, first- through third-graders made normal...

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What’s ‘age appropriate’ for young students?

Joanne Jacobs

May 10, 2022
2 min

What’s ‘age appropriate’ for young students?

Parents and teachers want lessons to be “age appropriate,” but disagree on when children are ready for painful topics, writes Marta W....

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