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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 16, 20241 min read
Mississippi vs. Masssachusetts: Which state has the best schools?
When states are judged by how well students overcome disadvantages, Mississippi is a winner and high-scoring Massachusetts is mediocre.
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 12, 20242 min read
New teachers 'don't understand how kids learn to read'
A majority of Wisconsin students -- about three out of five -- score below "proficient" on state tests, write Danielle DuClos and Kayla...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Wisconsin lowers academic aims, adopts fuzzy labels
Wisconsin is lowering expectations for students.
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 19, 20242 min read
Always mediocre, teacher prep is now politicized too
Future elementary teachers get a lot of training in "equity pedagogy" at the University of Florida, writes Scott Yenor in City Journal....
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Joanne Jacobs
May 1, 20232 min read
It's easier to become a teacher, but ...
States are dropping licensing tests to qualify more teachers, write Hannah Putnam and Heather Peske of the National Council on Teacher...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 1, 20231 min read
Merit pay for teachers can work
Linking teacher pay to performance -- not just to seniority and post-college credits -- was the center of education reform in the 2010s,...
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