Joanne JacobsNov 14, 20231 minAdvanced math puts all achievers on path to equity, excellenceAll high achievers should be placed in challenging math classes that prepare them to take algebra in eighth grade, write Brenda Berg and...
Joanne JacobsAug 30, 20232 minLow-SES Asians are top students: Can 'excellence gap' be closed?A middle school in a working-class, mostly Hispanic neighborhood in San Jose started teaching algebra after a wave of Vietnamese refugee...
Joanne JacobsApr 14, 20232 min'Algebra for none' fails in San FranciscoThe goal was equity. The result: Meh. Frustrated by high failure rates in eighth-grade algebra, San Francisco Unified decided in 2015 to...
Joanne JacobsNov 3, 20222 minExcluding Ophelia: Here's how to justify bias against Asian achievers Asian-American students teachers earn high grades in advanced classes because teachers hold them to high expectations, argues Jennifer...