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Blog Entries by Joanne Jacobs from 10/2010

Doomed By Poverty?

| Posted 10.15.2010 | Huffington Post
Read More: Michelle Rhee, Valerie Strauss, Poverty, Failure, Schools, Kevin Carey, Teachers, No Excuses, Huffington Post News

Any school whose staff has accepted "reality" -- that we can't make a difference for our students -- should replace its teachers with aides who can supervise recess, sports, art and music. Let the kids have fun before they start their grim, hopeless adult lives.

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Dismal Impact

| Posted 10.15.2010 | Huffington Post
Read More: School Discipline, Education, Race, Civil Rights, Huffington Post News

If schools discipline more blacks or Hispanics than white students, federal officials warn they'll use "disparate impact analysis" to charge civil rights violations, reports Education Week.

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Too Much Math?

| Posted 10.27.2010 | Huffington Post
Read More: Stem, Math, Remediation, Community College, Education, Education Reform, College-Prep, Huffington Post News

Do remedial math classes teach essential, real-world, basic skills that students need no matter what future they pursue? Or could we limit math remediation by requiring less math knowledge?

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Unready and Unsuccessful

| Posted 10.29.2010 | College
Read More: Arizona, California, Community Colleges, Rhode Island, Remediation, Graduation Rates, College Readiness, College News

Anyone can give college a try. But success is elusive for students with weak academic skills and poor work habits. Community colleges are struggling to solve problems created in the K-12 schools.

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