Joanne JacobsFeb 16, 20181 minShould teachers ban spiral notebooks?Should schools ban spiral notebooks? After all, writes Thomas Arnett of the Christensen Institute, students often use them “to scribble...
Joanne JacobsFeb 16, 20181 minRequiring the impossible leads to fraudWashington, D.C. public schools were held up as a model of “expert driven” education reform, writes Max C. Eden and Lindsey Burke on...
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...
Joanne JacobsFeb 14, 20182 minThey call it ‘Algebra 2,’ but . . .Student can take “financial Algebra 2” instead of the regular course in Noblesville, Indiana, reports Shaina Cavazos on Chalkbeat. The...
Joanne JacobsFeb 14, 20181 minWe know what works, but don’t do it“Direct Instruction is the Rodney Dangerfield of education,” writes Fordham’s Robert Pondiscio. Despite 50 years of research showing its...