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Joanne Jacobs

Exodus: Achievers' families are leaving

As many New York City middle schools end selective admissions, middle- and upper-middle-class parents are considering private schools or...

Joanne Jacobs

'Merit' is not the antonym of 'equity'

Four more Virginia high schools failed to tell students they'd won a National Merit commendation, at least not in time to list the honor...

Joanne Jacobs

Applying while Asian: No violin, no chess, no math club

Asian-American students are advised to be "less Asian" when they apply to selective colleges, reports Amy Qin in the New York Times....

Joanne Jacobs

Excluding 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...

Joanne Jacobs

America is not black and white any more

Affirmative action was created at a time when most Americans belonged to a white majority or a black minority, writes Megan McArdle in...

Joanne Jacobs

What will replace racial preferences in college admissions?

Based on yesterday's oral arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority appears likely to reject race-based affirmative...

Joanne Jacobs

Restless in Seattle: Asians, achievers are 'quiet quitting' public schools

Asian-American and affluent parents are"quiet quitting" Seattle Public Schools, writes Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat. Overall,...