Joanne JacobsMar 252 minClassical ed -- seen as 'a white child's education' -- is thriving in the BronxAre the liberal arts conservative?, asks Emma Green in a New Yorker story about the revival of "classical education." A growing number of...
Joanne JacobsJan 242 min'No excuses' school guru passes on: Will excellence survive?Linda Brown, who trained hundreds of charter leaders as leader of (Building Excellent Schools (ES), has died at the age of 81. Many of...
Joanne JacobsJan 222 minUnion-backed group claims choice is 'rooted in racism'The union-backed Partnership for the Future of Learning has launched an anti-choice campaign charging that "voucher programs" are "deeply...
Joanne JacobsJan 191 minSuccess Academy charters are #1 in New York in math, #3 in readingSuccess Academy charter students are the best in New York state in math, third best in English Language Arts (ELA) among schools with 95+...