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College students lost learning too, but how much?
Universities aren't even trying to figure out how much students lost when classes went remote, writes Jonathan Zimmerman, who teaches...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Virtual tutoring won't work if students don't use it
On-demand virtual tutoring has the potential to help students catch up in school, concludes a recent study of California students in...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 9, 20222 min read


Kids need to learn independently and together
Learning online taught her students to be independent, resourceful and productive, writes Kyle Redford, who teaches fifth grade at a...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Los Angeles schools will follow reading science, says Carvalho
"If we are going to follow the science, then we should really embrace all science, including the science of reading," said Alberto M....

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 7, 20222 min read


Teaching reading should not be political
"So the anti-public school, pro-book banning crowd has latched onto the “science of reading” movement…shocked," tweets Ryan Davis...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 7, 20222 min read


Excluding Ophelia: Here's how to justify bias against Asian achievers
Asian-American students teachers earn high grades in advanced classes because teachers hold them to high expectations, argues Jennifer...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 3, 20222 min read


When teachers believe, students achieve
"All students can learn" was the school district's slogan, printed on the stationery back in the era when mission statements were new....

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 3, 20222 min read


In search of lost time
Schools need more time to "instruct, support, and engage with students," after more than two years of disruption, writes Rick Hess,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 28, 20221 min read


Teacher, counselor, therapist: Is it too much?
As students' emotional and mental health needs soar, teachers are being asked to serve as ad hoc counselors, therapists and social...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 27, 20222 min read


Teacher: Students can cut class, skip assignments and pass
Giving students a minimum of 50 percent on assignments -- regardless of whether they're turned in -- was a disaster, a former D.C. public...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 26, 20222 min read


No critical race theory? No student teachers
A California ed school won’t send student teachers to a nearby school district that has banned critical race theory, reports Jill...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 24, 20221 min read


'Critical race theory' means ... um ...
Should schools teach critical race theory (CRT)? Fifty-one percent of Americans have never heard of it or know nothing about it,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 24, 20221 min read


Fuzzy civics: Teachers don't value knowledge
I learned about separation of powers, checks and balances and the three separate and equal branches of government -- executive,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 19, 20222 min read


Finally, schools are following the 'science of reading'
Phonics is back in classrooms and it's helping young children learn to read, writes Bella DiMarco, a FutureEd policy analyst, in the New...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 18, 20222 min read


When Harry became Sally: Parents have a right to know
Virginia's new transgender guidelines protect parents' rights to know whether their child is being counseled to change names and genders,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 17, 20222 min read


Teaching controversial issues is OK for teens, but not younger students
Most Americans want schools to teach older students about controversial issues, according to USC's Understanding America Survey, reports...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 17, 20222 min read


To do better, do less
Subtraction is powerful, writes Justin Reich on the ACSD blog. Administrators and teachers are "exhausted and overwhelmed" -- and being...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 15, 20221 min read


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


A Filipina teacher in Arizona
Desperately short of teachers, Bullhead City, Arizona schools is importing teachers from the Philippines. They've received "outstanding"...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 6, 20222 min read


How to get more new teachers
Fewer people are training to be teachers, writes Chad Aldeman, policy director of Georgetown's Edunomics Lab, in Education Next. "There...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 6, 20221 min read
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