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Blaming the test is racist: Expand gifted programs, free tutoring
New York City's selective high schools are engines of upward mobility for immigrants -- and others willing to do the work.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 223 min read


Smart kids left alone: What schools are doing -- and not doing -- for 'advanced learners'
"Highly capable" students will lose advanced learning opportunities in Seattle Public Schools. To address "historical inequity," all...

Joanne Jacobs
May 2, 20242 min read


Don't ignore the smart kids
Victoria McDougald thought kindergarten would be exciting and joyful for her son, "an eager, rapid learner," but she learned that the...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 20, 20232 min read
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