Joanne JacobsSep 22, 20181 min‘Sit Down and Shut Up’On his first day in the classroom, Henderson was cursed and threatened by one of his students. He called a monitor to escort the student...
Joanne JacobsJul 16, 20182 minLess discipline, more disorder– Education Next 2015 The Obama-era push to reduce suspensions of black students ended up hurting black students, writes Gail Heriot, a...
Joanne JacobsNov 28, 20172 minSoft discipline is bigotry of low expectations Education Secretary Betsy DeVos appears to be gearing up to rescind Obama-era discipline policies. A 2014 “Dear Colleague” letter warned...
Joanne JacobsOct 30, 20172 minBullying leads to murder, suicide tryAt a Bronx school where a bullied student killed a classmate, a bullied sixth grader tried to hang himself with his sweater, reports...