Joanne JacobsMay 5, 20171 minBlack teachers matter — integration doesn’t Integrated schools won’t close the racial achievement gap, argues Rafiq R. Kalam Id-Din II in an Education Week commentary. Black...
Joanne JacobsApr 25, 20171 minRhee’s DC reforms are paying offThe very controversial, take-no-prisoners education reformer Michelle Rhee deserves credit for making big changes in Washington, D.C....
Joanne JacobsMar 12, 20171 minPISA’s best of the bestPISA4U, a “collaborative learning program for teachers and schools,” hopes to help schools improve. BASIS Schools, a national charter...
Joanne JacobsFeb 28, 20172 minLet schools enforce disciplineRescinding the joint 2014 “dear colleague” letter on school discipline should be a top priority for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and...
Joanne JacobsJan 6, 20171 minU.S. schools get a slacker’s CU.S. schools have a C average on Education Week‘s Quality Counts Report Card. There’s little change from last year in most categories....