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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
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School safety is top reason parents use choice to leave public schools
Bullying is the primary reason parents use choice programs to flee public schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 182 min read
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Let's stop terrifying children
New York state will ban "active shooter drills" with actors playing shooters and victims, reports Shayla Colon in the New York Times. ...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 27, 20241 min read
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Why I quit teaching: Pay was OK, but not the loss of autonomy
Ben Stein quit teaching after 20 years as a teacher and coach in the West Des Moines school district, he writes on USA Today. He was...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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Chaos: I tried to teach for America, and I failed
"Too many teachers mistake the generally sound advice to not provide a stand off with a student during class with "don't assert authority...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 18, 20233 min read
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After 2 shootings, Denver brings police back to high schools
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero will return armed police officers to the district's high schools for the rest of the school year,...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 1, 20231 min read
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Gunmen steal students' sneakers in DC
Students were robbed of their shoes outside their Washington D.C. middle school Friday by three men who said they had a gun, reports Hill...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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