Joanne JacobsOct 121 min readTransgender teens are unhappy -- or unhappy teens blame their genderMore than 3 percent of high school students identify as transgender, more than double the number a few years ago.
Joanne JacobsAug 122 min readBullying, violence are up: 1 in 10 teens are afraid to go to school, says CDCTeens aren't quite as sad or suicidal as they were in 2021, reports the CDC, but violence, bullying and school avoidance are up.
Joanne JacobsJul 241 min readPost-Covid kids are unfocused, poorly behaved and -- surprise! -- learning lessStudent behavior hasn't recovered from the pandemic, says a federal survey of public schools.
Joanne JacobsMay 142 min readBerkeley middle-schoolers march on Jewish preschool My granddaughter will start day care in a few months at a Jewish community center. It was my daughter's first choice, but she also...
Joanne JacobsMay 12 min readTo stop bullying, bring back consequences -- and to hell with 'root causes'AI-powered “nudification” apps are letting teenage boys turn real photos of their clothed classmates into "deepfake" porn to be shared...
Joanne JacobsApr 42 min readBan TikTok, say principals: 'Social media is merciless' In an Education Week survey, 55 percent of principals said banning TikTok would "make their jobs easier," reports Olina Banerji. TikTok...
Joanne JacobsJun 6, 20232 min readWhy parents choose virtual schools Virtual schooling has a bad reputation, writes Ian Kingsbury, a senior fellow at the Educational Freedom Institute, in City Journal....
Joanne JacobsMay 18, 20232 min readSchool of bulliesSometimes students misbehave -- not because their needs haven't been met or their teachers aren't sufficiently sensitive to their culture...