Joanne Jacobs
Revoke federal letter on suspensions, race
School safety is more important than racial balance in suspensions, argues Jason L. Riley in the Wall Street Journal. Education Secretary...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 13, 2017
- 3 min
How campus rape policy went wrong
Pressured by the federal government and beliefs about “rape culture,” colleges have tried to police their students’ sex lives. Emily...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 7, 2017
- 2 min
DeVos: Feds will revise sex assault policy
Federal directives on campus sexual assault by a “weaponized” Office of Civil Rights have failed students, said Education Secretary Betsy...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 24, 2017
- 1 min
College kids need challenge, not ‘safety’
Instead of demanding “safe spaces,” young people should be encouraged to seek challenges, writes Andrew Rotherham in U.S. News. He had a...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 8, 2017
- 1 min
LEGO rules
You Are Neither Old Enough — Nor Young Enough — to Enter LEGOLAND Alone, writes Lenore Skenazy on Free Range Kids. She...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 5, 2017
- 2 min
Don’t have fun, kids! It’s dangerous
Summer is the “time to dig in the sand, gulp from the hose, play at the park, and leap with joy … unless you’re a kid,” wrote Lenore...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 30, 2017
- 2 min
Officer Friendly doesn’t work here any more
Whatever happened to Officer Friendly? asks Eric Easter of Urban News Service. “I remember Officer Friendly used to come from 1st to 4th...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 21, 2017
- 1 min
How safe is school?
Does your child feel safe in school? asks Max Eden, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, on The 74. A recent poll of...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 21, 2017
- 2 min
Through the metal detector to an education
“Every morning, I stand behind the metal detectors, searching bags as students enter the school,” writes Adam Stumacher, director of...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 10, 2017
- 2 min
Suspended for racist images, boys sue school
Four Bay Area 11th graders suspended for “liking” or commenting on a racist Instagram image have sued the school district and...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 4, 2017
- 2 min
If charters work, do vouchers fail?
Washington, D.C. students who win the voucher lottery earn lower math scores than lottery losers, especially in elementary school,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 17, 2017
- 2 min
Discipline reform and disorder in New York City
Suspensions are down at New York City schools, but teachers and students report more disorder, disrespect, fighting, gang activity and...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 14, 2017
- 2 min
Move to learn
Kids are spending too much time sitting indoors writes Angela Hanscom, a pediatric occupational therapist, in the Washington Post‘s...
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