Joanne Jacobs
Indy charters: 116-day boost in math
Indianapolis charter students are dramatically outperforming similar students in district-run schools, concludes a new study by Stanford...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 20, 2018
- 1 min
More brains for the bucks at urban charters
Charter schools provide higher achievement for less money in eight cities, concludes a University of Arkansas study. “Public charter...
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
- Jul 15, 2017
- 1 min
Night School: Can they pass Algebra I?
Andrew Cohn’s Night School follows three adults seeking high school diplomas in Indianapolis. The documentary features Greg Henson, a...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 5, 2017
- 1 min
Indianapolis innovates
Indianapolis is expanding school choice, writes David Osborne in Education Next. In addition to having a mayor who can authorize charter...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 22, 2017
- 1 min
Schools get refugees, but no resources
El Cajon, just east of San Diego, has been a resettling refugees for years, reports Mark Keierleber on The 74. But now the Cajon Valley...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 17, 2017
- 1 min
Teachers protest discipline reform
Under pressure to reduce racial disparities in suspensions and expulsions, schools are turning to “restorative justice” programs that...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 28, 2016
- 1 min
Principal raises class size, adds counselors
Given power over her school budget by Indianapolis Public Schools, Principal Tihesha Guthrie decided to increase class sizes to fund...
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