Joanne JacobsFeb 62 minDartmouth will require SAT/ACT scores to help low-income studentsDartmouth will require applicants to submit standardized test scores such as the SAT or ACT, ending a long "pandemic pause," reports...
Joanne JacobsFeb 12 minStudents are catching up in math, reading -- but gaps are widerReading and math scores are on their way up, reports the Education Recovery Scorecard. On average, students in grades three through eight...
Joanne JacobsJan 243 minTeachers are fed up with student misbehavior, classroom chaosThe "new normal" of student behavior -- a toxic mix of disrespect, disruption, violence and apathy -- is driving teachers to despair,...
Joanne JacobsJan 202 minDoes preschool help kids -- or harm them?Expanding free preschool is a progressive priority. Early experiments in the 1960s and 1970s -- Perry Preschool program and the...