Joanne Jacobs
Failure Guaranteed
Why are California schools so eager to classify 4- and 5-year-olds as English Learners? Just follow the money.
A Model School Flops
It seemed like a great idea, at least on paper: Stanford education professors would create a model school to demonstrate how to educate low-income minority students. Or, as it’s turned out, how not to.
The Boy Gap
It’s time for schools to focus on the widening gap in reading and writing skills that leaves so many boys unprepared for success in college or vocational training.
Response to School Violence Is Inadequate
The issue heats up in the wake up of 16-year-old Derrion Albert's murder in Chicago.
What’s So Sinister About a Presidential Back-to-School Speech?
Obama won't be stupid enough to use the speech as a political pulpit. And there's nothing wrong with telling students to study hard and be good citizens.
JROTC on Life Support in San Francisco
Parents are fighting to keep the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps alive in the Golden Gate City.
Where Palin Really Stands on Sex Education
McCain's running mate is far from a Bible-thumping pit bull on the issue — or even a lipsticked pig.
School Puts Mexican-Americans on the Road to Success
Tough love and hard work is the prescription at San Jose's Downtown College Prep — and it's getting results.
Kindergarten Cruelty: Not Child’s Play
Are the recent shocking examples of abusive behavior by kindergarten teachers an aberration? Or is something more troubling going on?
Do Homeschoolers Need Teaching Credentials?
When a California appellate court tried to ban homeschooling unless Mom -- or Dad -- was professionally qualified the reaction was fierce, reports Joanne Jacobs.
Social Justice High: Classrooms Meet the (Not So) Real World
Eccentric schools don't require vouchers, writes Joanne Jacobs. Across the country, tax funds are already being used to "create public schools organized around a left-wing political vision."
Indoctrination U: Thought Police At the University of Delaware
Orwellian brainwashing isn't only taking place in dictatorships like North Korea. Joanne Jacobs has the details of the infamous "treatment" at the University of Delaware that turned residence halls into reeducation camps.
The Newest Mini-Fad: Majoring in High School
Think it's hard to declare a major in college? Just imagine what it must be like for high school students, who are no slouches when it comes to making poor life choices. Joanne Jacobs reports on a growing trend in American education.
 | MICKEY KAUS: Does welfare cause terrorism, Part XVIII. ... |
| JOHN HINDERAKER: The Inevitable Decline Of Great Britain (cont’d). “The average American household is better armed than a London policeman, and as a result, it was left to a few women from the crowd of bystanders to try to deal with cleaver-wielding murderers. But that doesn’t mean the British are entirely lax with respect to law enforcement. No, not at all: it just depends which laws you are talking about. If you mean laws against carving up innocent people on the street with knives, well, the Brits have a problem. But if you complain about such an outrage on Facebook or Twitter, you’re going to be crushed by the full majesty of the law.” ... |
| A BAD REVIEW FOR OBAMA’S SPEECH: “He’s actually getting worse. This president will not admit that we are in a war.” |