Joanne JacobsOct 9, 20182 minDear Sir . . . LMK about WRK“Professional writing” has vanished from the curriculum, writes Ed Week‘s Sarah D. Sparks. Employers and educators are pushing for...
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 21, 20182 minWhy college writing failsPolitical indoctrination is destroying the value of college writing courses, argues Stephen Combs, who teaches composition at Florida’s...
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...