Linda Jacobson
Senior Writer at The 74
Education writer with @The74, ice rink mom, beagle rescuer
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3 days ago |
yahoo.com | Linda Jacobson
Just one month after President Donald Trump tapped her to be the second in command at the U.S. Department of Education, Penny Schwinn registered a new educational consulting business in Florida with a longtime friend and business colleague, according to state documents reviewed by The 74. The business venture never got off the ground, but the arrangement could raise ethical issues for Schwinn as she heads before the Senate education committee for confirmation Thursday.
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4 days ago |
yahoo.com | Linda Jacobson
The percentage of students with good attendance fell sharply between 2019 and 2023, while the share of chronically absent students more than doubled, offering further evidence of the pandemic’s shattering effect on the nation’s classrooms. A new analysis of data from three states — North Carolina, Texas and Virginia — shows that prior to COVID, 17% of students were chronically absent, meaning they missed at least 10% of the school year.
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6 days ago |
midfloridanewspapers.com | Linda Jacobson
New York, NY (The 74)Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 NewsletterThis article is part of The 74's EDlection 2024 coverage, which takes a look at candidates' education policies and how they might impact the American education system after the 2024 election.
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2 weeks ago |
timesfreepress.com | Linda Jacobson
In 2021, Tiffany Blassingame, who comes from a family of educators, opened her own school in a building attached to a Baptist church in downtown Decatur, Georgia. She teaches 18 K-5 students who come from across Atlanta for a Christian-based curriculum with a social justice lens. But now she's got company. Down a hallway lined with artwork, backpacks and storage bins, there's a small Montessori school for 3- to 6-year-olds. A middle and high school operates on the same floor.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Linda Jacobson
Charter supporters and those wary of the eroding separation of church and state heaved a sigh of relief Thursday when an evenly split U.S. Supreme Court blocked the opening of what would have been the nation’s first religious charter school. But the reprieve may be short-lived. Both supporters and opponents recognize the constitutional debate over whether publicly-funded charter schools can explicitly promote religion isn’t settled. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox.
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