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Is your 5-year-old an anarchist?
In Pasco County, Florida, parents don’t like “new behavior expectation charts that suggest conforming to peer pressure is positive, and...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 23, 20171 min read


Requiring school from 5 to 18
Compulsory education laws should be repealed argues Republican Paul Mosley, a first-year Arizona legislator and the father of seven....

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 13, 20172 min read


Redshirting may do more harm than good
“Redshirting” five-year-olds may do more harm than good, concludes a study published in Education Next. The academic advantages of being...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 18, 20171 min read


Kindergarten can wait
Kids who wait a year to start kindergarten show significant long-term benefits, concludes a Stanford study of Danish children. “Delaying...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 25, 20171 min read
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