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
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Trying is not the same as achieving
Grading students based on effort rather than achievement is spreading from P.E. class to academic classes in high schools, but...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 9, 2018
- 2 min
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...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min
Raising achievement in Atlanta — without cheating
New York Times reporter Sara Mosle looks at an Atlanta principal who’s trying to raise reading and math performance at her high-poverty,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Has inclusion gone too far?
Inclusion — placing students with disabilities in mainstream classes — may not help special-needs students learn, concludes Allison...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
New Orleans improves — a lot
“After Katrina’s devastation, New Orleans embarked on the the most ambitious education overhaul in modern America,” writes David...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 15, 2018
- 1 min
The high cost of cheap diplomas
“Making graduation too easy” doesn’t just undermine “the motivations of students (and teachers),” writes Robert Slavin, who directs the...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 12, 2018
- 2 min
Grad rates rise — achievement doesn’t
Statewide, achievement declined in math and improved in reading, she writes. “For some student groups, proficiency rates have actually...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 25, 2018
- 2 min
Grading ‘floors’ can become learning ceilings
After a grade-switching scandal at two high schools, Memphis Superintendent Dorsey Hopson has issued a moratorium on “grade floors,”...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 4, 2017
- 2 min
All-minority charters: Is it segregation?
At 25 percent of urban charter schools, 99 percent of students are non-white, reports AP. That compares to 10 percent of traditional...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 14, 2017
- 2 min
How parents choose schools
One daughter goes to a small, fast-paced STEM-focused school with few arts, language, sports or extracurricular options, Fordham’s Jeff...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 5, 2017
- 1 min
Chicago schools are improving!
Chicago Public Schools is the fastest-improving urban district, concludes Stanford’s Sean F. Reardon. Test scores for the average Chicago...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 3, 2017
- 1 min
Sleepy teens
Teens aren’t getting enough sleep, concludes an analysis by Jean Twenge, a San Diego State psychology professor. In two surveys, 40...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 9, 2017
- 2 min
Scores slip after ‘equity’ focus
“Racial equity” became the priority in Edina Public Schools (EPS), an affluent Minneapolis suburb, in 2013. Test scores are falling,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 5, 2017
- 1 min
CREDO: NYC charter students learn more
Students are learning more in New York City charter schools, concludes a new study from Stanford’s Center for Research on Educational...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 25, 2017
- 2 min
Absentee teachers
More than 28 percent of teachers in traditional public schools — but only 10 percent of charter teachers — miss 11 or more days of...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 18, 2017
- 2 min
Educating Eva
The Education of Eva Moskowitz, a memoir by Success Academy founder, describes her evolution from charter skeptic to crusader. Moskowitz...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 28, 2017
- 2 min
Success succeeds for black, Latino kids
Success Academy Charter Schools students — nearly all from low-income black and Latino families — “outperformed every district in New...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 11, 2017
- 1 min
Schools improve with charter neighbors
New York City charter schools help neighboring district schools improve, according to a new study that’s set to be published in Education...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 27, 2017
- 1 min
Voucher students catch up in Indiana, Louisiana
Vouchers have failed, editorialized the New York Times in March, citing “dismal” results in Louisiana and Indiana on the first year of...
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