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Online ladder-safety class helps Philly students to a diploma
Forty percent of Philadelphia students qualify as "graduation-ready" by passing easy online classes in low-value skills.

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 131 min read


De-woke schooling: Send the DEI trainers on a one-way 'privilege walk'
Pennsylvania educators will not have to affirm their belief in microaggressions, implicit bias or the illegitimacy of "economic,...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 15, 20242 min read


39% of public-school parents are satisfied with their child's school
Only 39% of public school parents are satisfied with their child's school compared to 70% of private school parents.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 8, 20241 min read


Ya gotta believe in 'the other CRT' if you want to teach
"Culturally relevant teaching" has spread rapidly, but it's getting some push back, writes Michael Torres on City Journal. "Families,...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 21, 20232 min read


School choice withstands challenge in Arizona
A campaign to repeal Arizona's expansion of school choice apparently has failed to gather enough signatures to go on the ballot. Arizona...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 28, 20222 min read
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