Joanne Jacobs4 days ago2 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...
Joanne JacobsMar 132 minMore young people are skipping college: Is that a crisis?A good student at a good high school, Grayson Hart "believed college was the only route to a good job, stability and a happy life," until...
Joanne JacobsJan 32 minTeaching reading in high schoolMemphis high schools are teaching reading skills to teenagers who didn't learn to read well in the early grades, reports Sarah Mervosh in...