Joanne JacobsJan 10, 20181 minBanned: Best friendsSchools should ban best friends, writes psychologist Barbara Greenberg in U.S. News. Besties are “exclusionary.” Restricting exclusive...
Joanne JacobsJan 10, 20181 minWho’s reporting education news?Newspapers have slashed education reporting in the San Francisco Bay Area: Two K-12 reporters (who also cover kids, families and breaking...
Joanne JacobsJan 9, 20182 minBilingual ed as white privilegeMiddle-class, native English-speaking, white parents are flooding into dual-immersion bilingual programs, writes Conor Williams in The...
Joanne JacobsJan 8, 20182 minWill robots replace teachers?Robots will replace teachers by 2027, predicts Anthony Seldon, a British educator. Can teaching be automated? asks Kristin Houser, senior...
Joanne JacobsJan 8, 20182 minAuto shop is sold as STEM trainingPushed to offer more college-prep classes, California high schools have cut auto shop and other vocational classes, reports Carolyn Jones...
Joanne JacobsJan 7, 20181 min‘Career-ready’ at 18? It’s a mythIn the 21st century, the “career-ready” 18-year-old high school graduate is a myth, write Anthony P. Carnevale, who...