Joanne Jacobs
What's the purpose of high school?
Teaching "self-sufficiency and competence" should be the goal of high school -- not merely college prep -- writes Selim Tlili, a biology...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 31
- 2 min
The readiness is (almost) all
Who goes to college? Enrollment rates vary widely by family income, race and ethnicity and gender, but among students of similar academic...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Failing college: Covid kids can't do the math
For a year or more, their high school classes were online. Perhaps they returned to an on-and-off schedule with frequent quarantine...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
Without test scores, college admissions is 'chaotic' -- and still unfair
Without SAT or ACT scores, deciding who to admit is "chaotic, admissions officers told Kelly Slay, a Vanderbilt researcher. It's hard to...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
College enrollment just keeps falling
College enrollment continues to fall, according to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The number of...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
ACT: 22% of this year's grads are ready for college
The average ACT score hit a new low this year, while the percentage of test-takers who failed all four College Readiness Benchmarks hit a...
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