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May 1 in Chicago: A day of 'civic miseducation'
Public school students shouldn't be used as political foot soldiers.

Joanne Jacobs
May 72 min read


Focus on teaching kids to read -- not fixing 'root causes'
We're not going to fix urban schools by fixing "root causes" of poverty. But we could teach reading effectively.

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 273 min read


Classical ed -- Great Books and George Washington -- is coded conservative
Teaching classical literature, history and philosophy is considered conservative and lacking in diversity.

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 232 min read


SF's OKs new ethnic studies class: Will teachers follow the curriculum?
San Francisco is replacing a controversial ethnic studies curriculum with a middle-of-the-road curriculum. Will teachers teach it?

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 222 min read


Can we celebrate America?
Can we celebrate America for our 250th anniversary?

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 223 min read


To end the education depression, choose school choice
Democrats should be willing to reimagine the K-12 system, giving funding to families instead of bureaucracies.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 192 min read


88% of college students pretend to be progressive to fit in
Professors are overwhelmingly liberal, and most moderate and conservative students go along.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 242 min read


The Left thinks poor kids can't learn
"Progressives" don't want to believe education reforms can help poor children learn more.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 15, 20253 min read


'Classical' schools could bring charters to the suburbs
Classical charter schools offering a traditional, liberal-arts education are expanding the political constituency for charters to the suburbs.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 5, 20252 min read


Teach children that America is a good country, say teachers
Most teachers think it's "very" or "extremely important" to teach America's virtues and instill patriotism.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 29, 20252 min read


Rebels turn right: Questioning leftist ideas is 'dangerous, alluring'
Rebelling against left-wing conformity, college students are moving to conservative spaces where debate and disagreement is welcome.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 26, 20252 min read


Teaching inside the bubble: Students hear one side of controversial issues
Teaching one side of controversial issues has become the academic norm. Some professors reject viewpoint diversity.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 17, 20253 min read


'Public schools don't belong to the teachers'
To restore trust in public education, teachers should be politically neutral in the classroom.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 16, 20251 min read


National parks remove 'negative' signs
Do national park visitors want to look at the view or read the viewpoints of whoever's running the Park Service?

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 23, 20252 min read


U.S. Ed Dept will fund 'unifying, uplifting' civics, history lessons
The U.S. Education Department will fund patriotic education for America's 250th anniversary, but will schools go along?

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 23, 20252 min read


Hating the haters: Americans have a right to be nasty
"Hate speech does not exist legally in America," wrote Charlie Kirk. "Keep America free."

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 17, 20252 min read


Can teachers be fired for celebrating murder?
Teachers' "disruptive" speech may not be protected, even if it's on their own time.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 16, 20252 min read


Did college radicalize Tyler Robinson?
Something happened to Tyler Robinson, but it's probably not a semester of engineering classes.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 13, 20251 min read


When speech is violence and violence is resistance ...
An increasing number of college students -- on the left and right -- think violence is justified to silence offensive ideas.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 11, 20252 min read


College conformists: 88% of students say they fake progressive views to get along
Most college students pretend to agree with left-wing views to fit in on campus, concludes a new survey.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 14, 20252 min read
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