private schools | Joanne Jacobs

Where are they now? Urban public schools see steep fall in enrollment

One third of students in mostly black districts aren't enrolled in traditional public schools.

Joanne Jacobs

Sep 252 min read

13% give public schools an A/B grade

As Americans lose confidence in public schools, a majority of parents say they'd send their kids to private schools, if they got help paying the cost.

Joanne Jacobs

Aug 211 min read

Summer reading is optional at most public schools -- and may not require actual reading

While nearly all private high schools require summer reading, most public schools do not. Some ask students to listen to music or watch a movie.

Joanne Jacobs

Aug 92 min read

First the Catholics, now the Jews: More religious charters in OK?

Oklahoma has approved the first religious charter school in the nation, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. The online school...

Joanne Jacobs

Jun 18, 20231 min read

Teachers are thriving in charter, private schools

Teachers, Facing Increasing Levels of Stress, Are Burned Out, according to a March story in the New York Times. That seems to be true for...

Joanne Jacobs

Jun 13, 20231 min read

Why they left district schools -- and aren't coming back

Seven parents tell Washington Post Magazine why they left district-run public schools for private school or homeschooling. "Since 2019,...

Joanne Jacobs

Dec 5, 20223 min read

Gone girls and boys

District-run public schools lost nine percent of enrollment between spring 2021 and spring 2022, concludes School Disrupted by Tyton...

Joanne Jacobs

Nov 19, 20222 min read