Joanne JacobsMar 2, 20182 min50 years of sex ed: From VD to pornEveryone took Health in ninth grade. We girls — the boys had a separate class — learned that smoking, drinking, drugs (heroin) and sex...
Joanne JacobsMar 1, 20181 minImmigrant students catch up quickly in CanadaTeacher Ann Woomert works with Aisha, 12, from Somalia, in class for English Learners at an Ontario school. Photo: Ian Willms/Boreal...
Joanne JacobsFeb 28, 20182 minSAT/ACT may replace state test in CaliforniaCalifornia may let schools replace 11th-grade Smarter Balanced tests with the SAT or ACT, reports CALmatters’ Felicia Mello. That might...
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 27, 20181 minClosing the gap in ChicagoTwo Chicago charter schools are closing the achievement gap for low-income, black children, according to a new book, The Ambitious...