Joanne JacobsFeb 162 minParents get pushy in Fort Worth: Why did every 1st-grader get the same grade?Trenace Dorsey-Hollins asked why her daughter received "emerging" (the lowest level) on her first-grade report card for a skill she'd...
Joanne JacobsNov 29, 20232 min'B-flation' misleads parents: 89% say their child is at grade levelSeventy-nine percent of parents say their child is receiving mostly B's or better, and 89 percent believe their child is at or above...
Joanne JacobsNov 5, 20232 minMom knows everything: Apps let parents track kids' schoolwork -- and drive them crazyIf only parents were involved in their children's education, teachers said, students would do so much better. If only teachers...
Joanne JacobsSep 18, 20232 minIt's normal for parents to object to graphic sex in kids' books Aymann Ismail thought book-banners were prudish hysterics, he writes on Slate. Then a librarian gave him a copy of one of the...