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Joanne Jacobs

Feb 52 min read

Test history, geography and civics knowledge or schools won't teach it

Joanne Jacobs

Feb 51 min read

'Disconnected' diplomas are useless

Joanne Jacobs

Feb 42 min read

Asian-American students work hard: Is that a problem?

Joanne Jacobs

Feb 33 min read

China is training geniuses to compete in math, science and AI

Joanne Jacobs

Feb 24 min read

Teens should read great (but hard) books: 'Macbeth' is better than 'Hunger Games'

Joanne Jacobs

Feb 22 min read

'Wuthering Heights' is hot

Joanne Jacobs

Feb 12 min read

Plumber or programmer? Trades workers close the job gap

Joanne Jacobs

Feb 11 min read

The future is female in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, law . . .

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 312 min read

Movies are boring, say film students

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 302 min read

Now that 'A' is for 'average,' Harvard considers adding A+ grades

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 292 min read

Family reading doesn't have to end with 'Goodnight Moon'

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 292 min read

Reading lessons focus on 'tasks' -- not understanding

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 283 min read

Where in the world is ... Greenland? Gaza? Ukraine? Iran?

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 272 min read

Too many tweens and teens can't read the textbook

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 262 min read

From 'The Cat in the Hat' to 'Hamlet' to 'The Lord is my shepherd ... '

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 252 min read

Thinking about 'mindfulness'

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 242 min read

88% of college students pretend to be progressive to fit in

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 232 min read

Tutoring works -- if kids actually get tutored

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 221 min read

Teach the kids: 'Natural' learning is 'slow, brutal' and sometimes fatal

Joanne Jacobs

Jan 222 min read

Test history, geography and civics knowledge or schools won't teach it

'Disconnected' diplomas are useless

Asian-American students work hard: Is that a problem?

China is training geniuses to compete in math, science and AI

Teens should read great (but hard) books: 'Macbeth' is better than 'Hunger Games'

'Wuthering Heights' is hot

Plumber or programmer? Trades workers close the job gap

The future is female in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, law . . .

Movies are boring, say film students

Now that 'A' is for 'average,' Harvard considers adding A+ grades

Family reading doesn't have to end with 'Goodnight Moon'

Reading lessons focus on 'tasks' -- not understanding

Where in the world is ... Greenland? Gaza? Ukraine? Iran?

Too many tweens and teens can't read the textbook

From 'The Cat in the Hat' to 'Hamlet' to 'The Lord is my shepherd ... '

Thinking about 'mindfulness'

88% of college students pretend to be progressive to fit in

Tutoring works -- if kids actually get tutored

Teach the kids: 'Natural' learning is 'slow, brutal' and sometimes fatal

Boring books? Will teens love reading if books are 'accessible' (easier)?