Joanne JacobsMay 31, 20222 minMore Michigan 3rd graders fail reading testThird graders who are a year behind in reading are supposed to repeat the grade under Michigan’s “read by grade three” law, but few are...
Joanne JacobsMay 16, 20221 minRemote ed was double-whammy for poor studentsRemote learning widened achievement gaps in states and districts that kept schools closed the longest, concludes a working paper by...
Joanne JacobsSep 23, 20181 minHas your child ever seen a therapist?Florida schools are asking for students’ mental health histories on registration forms, reports Julio Ochoa on NPR. Parents worry their...
Joanne JacobsAug 8, 20181 minGood for the goose, bad for the ganderWhen schools provide Saturday catch-up classes, disadvantaged students earn higher scores, but advantaged students do worse, concludes an...