Joanne JacobsMay 26, 20222 min#1 school for rigor is charter on Mexican borderAt IDEA McAllen College Prep, a charter school near the Mexican border, 77 percent of students come from low-income families and nearly...
Joanne JacobsApr 20, 20222 min‘Rigor’ is a Potemkin villageHigh school rigor is often a facade, writes Natalie Wexler on Forbes. It’s a “Potemkin village.” High school graduates in the class of...
Joanne JacobsOct 8, 20182 minWrite to think, think to writeStudents can do everything asked of them in school, yet fail to meet grade-level standards, charges TNTP’s new Opportunity Myth report....
Joanne JacobsSep 25, 20182 minWhen high hopes meet low expectationsMost students “meet the demands of their assignments” more than two-thirds of the time, yet demonstrate mastery of grade-level standards...