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10% of parents are homeschooling: Can anyone do it?
Can homeschooling parents do as well as professional teachers?

Joanne Jacobs
23 hours ago2 min read


No need to listen, read, write or think: AI will do college for you
Will students offload all their college work -- classes, reading, writing, discussions, tests -- on AI?

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 262 min read


Credits for competency makes sense -- if colleges avoid the credit-recovery route
"Competency-based" education makes sense -- if students really are competent.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 11, 20252 min read


Some like it virtual: Will online students learn less?
Enrollment is climbing in virtual schools, even as pandemic fears wane, reports Asher Lehrer-Small on The 74. Online schools saw an...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 15, 20222 min read


Kids need to learn independently and together
Learning online taught her students to be independent, resourceful and productive, writes Kyle Redford, who teaches fifth grade at a...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 8, 20222 min read
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