Joanne JacobsOct 152 min readDiplomas for all: Massachusetts will vote on ending state graduation standardsA Massachusetts ballot measure ending state graduation requirements is backed by 58% of voters, says new poll.
Joanne JacobsJun 282 min readNY will graduate critical thinkers and 'global citizens' who can't pass testsNew York plans to let students earn a high school diploma without passing Regents exams.
Joanne JacobsNov 16, 20232 min readDumb and dumber: NY rethinks Regents examsNew York students will be able to graduate from high school without passing Regents exams, the state education department proposes....
Joanne JacobsOct 16, 20231 min read'Diversity' officials widen racial gaps, harm minority studentsHiring a "chief diversity officer" doesn't close achievement gaps, concludes an analysis by Jay P. Greene and Madison Marino of the...
Joanne JacobsAug 31, 20231 min readThe broke-woke-stroke convergence: Why professors lower standardsCollege professors are "inflating grades and watering down their courses," write Mark Horowitz, Anthony L. Haynor and Kenneth Kickham in...
Joanne JacobsAug 31, 20231 min readUp, up and away: More A's, lower test scoresHigh school grades went up in all subjects from 2010-2022, reports ACT. Achievement did not. Grade inflation was the highest in math:...