Joanne JacobsFeb 142 min'Tis better to have tried AP and earned a low grade than never to have tried at allTaking an Advanced Placement class, struggling with college-level material and earning a low grade on the exam is a learning experience,...
Joanne JacobsNov 21, 20233 minAP tests are tough: Is the bar too high for disadvantaged students?"The basic philosophy of the Advanced Placement Program is simply that all students are not created equal," said the program's director,...
Joanne JacobsSep 14, 20232 minKIPP schools are game changersKIPP charters are game changers, concludes a new Mathematica study. Compared to similar students who applied to KIPP but lost the...
Joanne JacobsMay 7, 20232 minEvanston High backs off on segregated math classesI'm so old I remember when segregation was considered a bad thing. Evanston Township High (ETHS), just north of Chicago, created...