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One step forward, one step back: Why ed reform donors are frustrated
Education reformers -- and donors -- have lost heart because it's so hard to create and scale long-term change

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 232 min read
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To boost achievement, stop doing stupid things
The first step in improving education is to stop doing stupid things.

Joanne Jacobs
May 273 min read
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'Dismantling oppression' meant destroying effective schools
"No excuses" charters were closing achievement gaps, until "equity" crusaders persuaded them to lower academic and behavioral expectations.

Joanne Jacobs
May 212 min read
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Covid broke public schools: Let's build a 'future-ready' system
Education's "new normal" is horrifying. Let's build a new education system out of the ashes.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 172 min read
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Rigor and results are broccoli: Ed reform has gone soft, sweet
Accountability and rigor are out for politicians and education reformers.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Can Mike Miles remake Houston schools?
Houston's radically redesigned elementary and middle schools posted higher math and reading scores in nearly every grade level in the...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 22, 20243 min read
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Bad teachers: We can get rid of bad rookies, but we're stuck with the veterans
Teacher-evaluation reforms were a flop, explains Tim Daly, who worked hard in his days at TNTP to get bad teachers out of schools. Using...

Joanne Jacobs
May 16, 20241 min read
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Back to 'normal' isn't enough: The Covid generation is at risk
It's time to bring back bipartisan education reform writes Fordham's Michael Petrilli. He's promoting A Generation at Risk, a "call to...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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All children can learn -- but how much?
Not all education problems are solvable, if we just try hard enough or spend enough, argues Freddie DeBoer in a column on optimism bias. ...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 23, 20232 min read
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