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Unsafe spaces: Throw rocks at the teacher, get 'Tiger tokens'
A student who threw rocks was rewarded when he stopped, says teacher. There were no consequences for him or "Tiger Tokens" for students whose learning was disrupted.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 25, 20253 min read
Mystery of the missing middle-schoolers
Seeking stronger academics and less disruption, parents are choosing private schooling and homeschooling over public middle schools.
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 25, 20251 min read
They, the jury: It's a crime, but not a hate crime
A jury convicted a man of hitting a boy, but not of a hate crime, despite the use of a homophobic slur.
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 25, 20254 min read
'Safe school' has a new meaning for Jewish students and parents
Brandeis has extended its application deadline for transfers and promised to make room for students seeking an environment “free of...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 28, 20242 min read
Homeschoolers are more diverse, less conservative
Many families that tried homeschooling during the pandemic are still at it. As a result, post-pandemic homeschoolers are "more racially...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Competing for kindergarteners
Kindergarten enrollment has fallen by 17 percent in the last six years in district school in New York City, reports the New York Post. In...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 8, 20232 min read
Denver principal fired after criticizing safety policies
In March, a Denver high school student shot and injured two deans who were searching him for weapons. The student, who had a prior...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Surrendering Concord's Minutemen
Concord High School in Northern California is under pressure to give up its "Minutemen" mascot, reports Stephanie Magallon for NBC Bay...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 30, 20232 min read
'Restorative' backlash: Legislators propose tougher school discipline
Legislators are "moving to make it easier to kick disruptive students out of school" in response to "a pandemic-era surge in school gun...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 2, 20232 min read
Seattle parents fight homeless camp near school
Seattle parents protested a homeless camp less than a block from their children's elementary school yesterday, reports Jeremy Harris for...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Unsafe at school
Angry teachers in Newport News, Virginia blame lax discipline for a 6-year-old shooting his first-grade teacher, write Ben Finley and...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 30, 20232 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
Akron teachers threaten strike over school safety
"We as educators are being asked to accept more and more violent language, violent assaults, violent behaviors from our students and we...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 5, 20232 min read
Back in the day, playgrounds were unsafe -- and fun
The first Saturday of each month is National Play Outside Day, writes Don Mathis. He remembers the exciting -- and dangerous --...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 25, 20222 min read
Without phones, school is calmer and students are listening, talking
Banning cell phones transformed a Philadelphia high school, reports Kristen A. Graham in the Inquirer. Students were ignoring teachers --...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 24, 20222 min read
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