Blog | Joanne Jacobs

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 253 min read

Beware of silver bullets: Learning takes effort

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 243 min read

No miracles: 8th-grade reading stalls even in 'surge' states

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 231 min read

Bring back textbooks

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 231 min read

It's flashy! It's fun! It's a waste of students' time and attention!

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 222 min read

Everyone hates edtech now, but is it really to blame for low achievement?

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 211 min read

Why students miss school: They don't think it matters

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 202 min read

Achievement gaps are growing

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 192 min read

Extra help doesn't help if it's 'incoherent'

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 182 min read

Why teachers quit: 'It was the wild West'

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 172 min read

Can schools save democracy? Not if teachers are afraid to teach civics

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 162 min read

Teach history in elementary school -- not social studies

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 153 min read

Speedy 3-year degrees attract frugal students

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 141 min read

It's a spaceship, it's a castle, it's an empty cardboard box

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 132 min read

In Shanghai, AI is the teacher's assistant

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 131 min read

The great disenchantment: Does edtech help kids learn?

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 122 min read

Screens in school: Don't 'gamify' kindergarten, say parents

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 112 min read

Solving the math problem: Who decides how to teach math?

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 102 min read

'Long Covid' for learning loss: 14% of schools caught up in reading and math

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 93 min read

Why can't kids behave? Parents undermine discipline, say teachers

Joanne Jacobs

Mar 81 min read

Beware of silver bullets: Learning takes effort

No miracles: 8th-grade reading stalls even in 'surge' states

Bring back textbooks

It's flashy! It's fun! It's a waste of students' time and attention!

Everyone hates edtech now, but is it really to blame for low achievement?

Why students miss school: They don't think it matters

Achievement gaps are growing

Extra help doesn't help if it's 'incoherent'

Why teachers quit: 'It was the wild West'

Can schools save democracy? Not if teachers are afraid to teach civics

Teach history in elementary school -- not social studies

Speedy 3-year degrees attract frugal students

It's a spaceship, it's a castle, it's an empty cardboard box

In Shanghai, AI is the teacher's assistant

The great disenchantment: Does edtech help kids learn?

Screens in school: Don't 'gamify' kindergarten, say parents

Solving the math problem: Who decides how to teach math?

'Long Covid' for learning loss: 14% of schools caught up in reading and math

Why can't kids behave? Parents undermine discipline, say teachers

Bye-bye bisexual women: Young adults move away from LGBT identities