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Urban schools can succeed: Check the options before you flee to the suburbs
Parents can find effective urban public schools, especially if they consider charters.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 233 min read


Focus on teaching kids to read -- not fixing 'root causes'
We're not going to fix urban schools by fixing "root causes" of poverty. But we could teach reading effectively.

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 273 min read


Unions keep schools open-- at very high cost: $93K per pupil at Chicago school
Teachers' unions and community groups make it very, very hard to close high-cost, low-enrollment schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 16, 20253 min read


Reform can work: Closing bad schools and opening new ones improved learning in Denver
Denver Public Schools improved -- a lot -- in part by closing bad schools and opening new ones.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Take a deep breath: NYC schools will spend $31,434 per student
New York City schools are spending more while enrolling fewer students, reports Kristina Watrobski for Crisis in the Classroom. Since...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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