Joanne Jacobs
Who’s #1 in ed? Ranking for quality, not $
Which state has the best schools? Traditional rankings, such as those in U.S. News, factor in school spending, write Stan Liebowitz and...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 27, 2017
- 1 min
Testing empowers parents
Testing enables social justice, argues Keri Rodrigues, founder and CEO of Massachusetts Parents United in CommonWealth Magazine. Minority...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 14, 2017
- 2 min
False memories: It wasn’t all rote pre-Core
“Now, what I want is Facts,” said Thomas Gradgrind in Dickens’ Hard Times. “Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 28, 2017
- 1 min
Best state for teachers: New York
New York is the best state for teachers, according to WalletHub’s analysis. Arizona ranked last. WalletHub analyzed 21 metrics, ranging...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 18, 2017
- 2 min
Despite success, charters ‘lose the narrative’
Charter Schools Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data writes Jonathan Chait in New York magazine. Public charter schools have shown...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 16, 2017
- 1 min
More money or more charter schools?
“Letting great educators open up schools is much more cost effective than increasing spending by billions of dollars,” argues Neerav...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 6, 2017
- 1 min
U.S. schools get a slacker’s C
U.S. schools have a C average on Education Week‘s Quality Counts Report Card. There’s little change from last year in most categories....
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