Joanne JacobsJun 14, 20221 min‘Proud Boys’ interrupt Pride eventDrag Queen Story Hour was starting at a Bay Area library when a group of men entered shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs, reports...
Joanne JacobsJun 13, 20221 minNo learning loss in SwedenPhoto: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels In Sweden, which kept schools open throughout the pandemic, first- through third-graders made normal...
Joanne JacobsMay 31, 20222 minMore Michigan 3rd graders fail reading testThird graders who are a year behind in reading are supposed to repeat the grade under Michigan’s “read by grade three” law, but few are...
Joanne JacobsMay 11, 20222 minSchool board loses focus on academicsShanthi Gonzales “Schools aren’t meeting students’ needs” in Oakland, California, writes Shanthi Gonzales, who’s resigning from the...