Joanne JacobsSep 27, 20171 minBlacks leave Minneapolis district schoolsParents cite “safety concerns” and “a belief that academics elsewhere are better,” they write. MPS “has struggled for years to close the...
Joanne JacobsSep 17, 20171 minDo kids need more summer?School shouldn’t start till after Labor Day weekend, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told the Union Leader. Ending summer in mid-August...
Joanne JacobsSep 3, 20172 minToo young for a smartphone?The average child gets his or her first smartphone at age 10, but some parents are pledging to keep their kids smartphone-free till...
Joanne JacobsAug 23, 20172 minRed shirts for all? Older is better through collegeOlder students do better through college, according to a new study by David Figlio, a Northwestern economist, reports John Ydstie on NPR....