Joanne JacobsJul 6, 20232 minU.S. kids spend lots of time in school, but much of it is wastedRethink summer vacation, writes Rick Hess in an Education Week column. That doesn't mean extend the school year. The much-discussed...
Joanne JacobsJul 3, 20231 minGood news in Tennessee Tennessee's focus on tutoring and summer school is paying off, report Marta W. Aldrich and Kae Petrin on Chalkbeat. Scores are up for the...
Joanne JacobsJun 24, 20232 minSummer school is open, but will students who need it most show up?This will be the last year of Covid-funded summer school before the pandemic relief money runs out, writes Jo Napolitano on The 74. Some...
Joanne JacobsMay 30, 20232 minIt's summer school or else for would-be fourth graders in TennesseeThousands of Tennessee children will be going to summer school -- or repeating third grade, reports Chalkbeat's Marta W. Aldrich. Sixty...