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US reading scores fall -- but others do even worse
Reading and math scores are falling across the globe as teenagers lose the ability to pay attention.

Joanne Jacobs
2 days ago3 min read


K-12 breaks the $1 trillion barrier: Do schools need more?
Public schools cost $1 trillion a year with high-poverty, non-white districts and schools getting more. But achievement is "uneven."

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 232 min read


Michigan raised school spending -- a lot -- and fell farther behind
Michigan is spending more on schools and students are learning less.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 30, 20252 min read


It's Mormons: Low-spending Utah is #4 for education
Utah spends less on public schools and has larger class sizes, but ranks #4 for education, according to U.S. News.

Joanne Jacobs
May 12, 20251 min read


NYC will spend billions to cut class sizes: Who'll get the good teachers?
State-mandated cuts in class sizes primarily will benefit New York City students in low-poverty schools, report Alex Zimmerman and Matt...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Teacher pay: U.S. chose quantity over quality
U.S. teachers would earn a lot more if schools had invested in quality rather than quantity, argues Fordham's Chester E. Finn Jr. In his...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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