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‘White privilege’ goes too far in Oconomowoc
“Privilege” is too touchy a topic for parents in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, a mostly affluent, mostly white town, reports Annysa Johnson for...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 18, 20181 min read


A grade-free utopia — or aristocracy?
Imagine schools and colleges without grades, writes Mark Barnes in Education Week. “Imagine classrooms where teachers never place...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 22, 20181 min read
Cognitive Privilege
If a certain snowflake gets his/her/its/their way, being intelligent will be the next thing you should feel guilty about: The Daily Iowan...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 4, 20171 min read


Teach the language of power, privilege
A “language of privilege” excludes those not born to the educated classes, writes Robert Pondiscio,in response to New York Times...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 12, 20172 min read


Elite colleges cater to privileged know-it-alls
Elite colleges admit young elitists,writes Naomi Schaefer Riley is a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum in the New York Post....

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 14, 20172 min read
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