Joanne Jacobs
Teens need shop class - not 'technology ed'
Students need to get up from their desks, away from their screens and into shop, home ec and other hands-on classes, opines Pamela Paul...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 2
- 2 min
College-going is down, and that could be a good thing
The U.S. could close the college readiness gap -- if the college-going rate keeps falling, writes Fordham's Michael Petrilli. Of course,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 28
- 3 min
U.S. schools devalue academics, celebrate failure
Are you excessively cheerful? Did you turn your frown upside down and now it's stuck that way? David Steiner will remove your...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Inside the frog: Is VR learning for real?
Cleveland students are using virtual and augmented reality to learn about frogs from the inside out, report Carmen Blackwell, Susan...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
Paid jobs put teens on career paths
Career and technical education (CTE) programs are surging across the country, but most students don't end up in those careers. In...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 13, 2022
- 1 min
Reinvent high school, but how?
Fordham's 2022 Wonkathon is looking for ideas on how to reinvent high school: What policy barriers get in the way? If we all agree that...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
School choice is a winner
School choice advocates did well in the midterms, writes Mike McShane, national research director of EdChoice, in Forbes. Governors Ron...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
As 'college for all' fades, schools build career pathways
"College for all" meant degrees for some, disappointment for others and $1.75 trillion in debt for 48 million borrowers. Urban school...
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