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'Disparate impact' is out: Base discipline on behavior, not race, says Trump order
Schools should discipline students who misbehave without regard to their race, says Trump's new executive order.

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 25, 20252 min read


Houston's comeback: Structure, direct instruction are paying off
Students are learning more at Houston schools that stress teacher-guided classrooms, structure and order.

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 21, 20252 min read


Fixing classroom culture is first step to high achievement
Schools need to reset classroom culture to improve achievment.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 30, 20252 min read


Teach the children: 'Is the Soviet Union a country?'
Teaching is "oppressive." Teachers should "guide" students to discover things on their own, based on their interests, but shouldn't...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 16, 20242 min read


Tolerating misbehavior undercuts learning
A six-year-old boy shot and nearly killed his first-grade teacher at a Newport News, Virginia school last week. The teacher was...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 11, 20232 min read
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