Joanne JacobsMay 19, 20222 minTeach students to meet deadlines, handle stressWhen schools closed and classes went online, expectations fell. Some students had trouble accessing classes or younger siblings to tend...
Joanne JacobsJul 25, 20182 minHow Core kids learn reading, writingFordham’s Reading and Writing Instruction in America’s Schools looks at how teaching has changed in the Common Core era. Middle and high...
Joanne JacobsFeb 27, 20182 minWhat’s proficient? It’s every state for itselfOnce upon a time, 45 states adopted Common Core standards and exams — either the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and...
Joanne JacobsFeb 15, 20181 minThe high cost of cheap diplomas“Making graduation too easy” doesn’t just undermine “the motivations of students (and teachers),” writes Robert Slavin, who directs the...