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Diversity on trial
Diversity is a "fig leaf" for elite colleges' desire to discriminate on the basis of race, says linguist John McWhorter in a New York...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 2, 20222 min read
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What will replace racial preferences in college admissions?
Based on yesterday's oral arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority appears likely to reject race-based affirmative...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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63% say 'no' to racial preferences in college admissions
Sixty-three percent of Americans say colleges shouldn't consider race in admissions, according to a Washington Post poll. Blacks are...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 23, 20221 min read
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Without test scores, college admissions is 'chaotic' -- and still unfair
Without SAT or ACT scores, deciding who to admit is "chaotic, admissions officers told Kelly Slay, a Vanderbilt researcher. It's hard to...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 23, 20221 min read
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'Red wave' includes frustrated parents
Education is an "iceberg" that will sink Democrats' chances in the midterms, argues Hugh Hewitt in a Washington Post commentary....

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 21, 20222 min read
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Diversity is skin deep at Harvard
Stanford discriminated against Jewish applicants in the early 1950's, admitted President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, who issued an apology last...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 16, 20222 min read
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Woke charters stress 'anti-racism,' but parents want excellence
Urban parents' vision of a good school hasn't changed, writes Robert Pondiscio on Education Next. They want "safety, solid academics,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 14, 20222 min read
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How to help students succeed: It's not about exam schools
In A Tale of Two High Schools, Renu Mukherjee, a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute, looks at San Francisco's Lowell High School,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 11, 20222 min read
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Are schools too quick to report suspected abuse, neglect?
Teachers, counselors and other school staff are required to report suspected child abuse and neglect. In New York City, from August 2019...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 9, 20221 min read
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Is 'equity' the enemy of excellence?
The "exodus of families from traditional public-school districts is a warning message," writes Jessica Levin on EdPost. Focusing...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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'Why would you teach a disadvantaged child that the world hates them'
After flirting with Marxism at Oxford, Katharine Birbalsingh began teaching in a state school with a "holistic, child-centered approach,"...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 16, 20222 min read
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Black kids are a year farther behind in math: That matters, right?
Math scores for Black nine-year-olds dropped by 13 points compared to 2020, representing a year's worth of learning, reports the...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 6, 20222 min read
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We used to share a story about America, but not any more
New laws restricting how teachers can discuss "divisive issues" try "to impose a singular narrative of the United States, because —...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 2, 20222 min read
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Parents choose 'diverse by design' schools
"Diverse by design" schools are catching on, writes Kate Rix on the Hechinger Report. In Dallas, "50/50" schools try enroll an even mix...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 12, 20223 min read
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50 years of progress: Students are learning more
Reading and math scores have increased significantly in the last 50 years -- and achievement gaps by race and family income have narrowed...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 10, 20222 min read
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'R' is for reading -- and race
K-2 teachers won't be switching to a new research-backed, phonics-based literacy curriculum this fall, reports Dana Goldstein in the New...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 22, 20223 min read
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Teachers' union poll: Dems have lost education edge
Voters in battleground states trust Republicans slightly more than Democrats on education issues, according to a new Hart poll...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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How Asians excel: It's the culture
Harini Logan, 14, of San Antonio, Texas holds the National Spelling Bee trophy with her family. Photo: Reuters Don't tell Asian-American...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 5, 20222 min read
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A vote for merit in San Francisco
San Francisco Mayor London Breed replaced the recalled school-board members with three parents (clockwise from top left): Lisa...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 5, 20222 min read
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UC sidelines ‘liberated ethnic studies’ mandate
California students will need an ethnic studies class to get a diploma by 2029-30, but apparently the University of California won’t try...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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