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To gain public trust, make college admissions less 'murky'
College admissions are "murky," and getting murkier, writes Peter Arcidiacono, a Duke economics professor, on Persuasion. "Test-optional"...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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Who do you trust? Not higher ed or public schools -- or Congress
Americans' confidence in higher education has fallen sharply, according to a new Gallup poll, reports Hechinger's Jill Barshay. Yet most...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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NJ sues school district for 'outing' students to their parents
If Ella wants to be called Elliot or Elliot goes from "he" to "they," teachers in three New Jersey districts are supposed to tell the...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 1, 20232 min read
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Colorado teachers' union comes out against capitalism
Capitalism exploits "children, public schools, land, labor and/or resources," declared the Colorado Education Association in a resolution...

Joanne Jacobs
May 8, 20231 min read
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