Joanne Jacobs
Where teacher evaluation works
Teacher evaluation can make a difference — if done well, concludes a National Council on Teacher Quality study of Dallas, Denver, the...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 15, 2018
- 1 min
Silicon Valley schools eye teacher housing
In high-priced Silicon Valley, San Jose Unified School District is considering turning underused schools into teacher housing. But,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
Integration is not parents’ priority
With charter schools, urban parochial schools and “a few unicorn-y school districts” showing that low-income black and Latino kids can do...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 7, 2017
- 1 min
District-charter collaboration gains popularity
A new model for urban education — a portfolio of traditional and charter schools — is gaining ground, reports Matt Barnum on Chalkbeat....
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 6, 2017
- 2 min
Eva’s in charge — and the schools are good
Charter-school networks, such as Eva Moskowitz’s high-scoring Success Academies, are creating “high-functioning school systems” that...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 15, 2017
- 1 min
NCTQ names Great Districts for Great Teachers
District of Columbia Public Schools and Gwinnett County (Georgia) Public Schools top the list of Great Districts for Great Teachers,...
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