Joanne JacobsNov 2, 20172 minLove, struggle and failureIn Raising Kings: A Year of Love and Struggle at Ron Brown College Prep, a three-part series by NPR and Education Week, Cory Turner...
Joanne JacobsOct 31, 20172 minBiloxi kids can read ‘Mockingbird’ — but should they?To Kill a Mockingbird is back in Biloxi schools— with parental permission — weeks after it was removed from the required eighth-grade...
Joanne JacobsOct 18, 20172 minIs ‘land of opportunity’ offensive?If college administrators aren’t going to train students and faculty in “cultural competence,” they should do it competently, writes...
Joanne JacobsOct 15, 20171 minLatinos go to college — but few earn 4-year degreesLatinos’ high school graduation rates have soared and they’re far more likely to enroll in two- and four-year colleges. However Latino...