by Carol A. Josel | Apr 4, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact
“Live within your means,” cautioned my father, reminding me time and time again of the difference between wanting and needing, too. Does no one heed such advice anymore? Apparently, not so much, and the spending abuse starts at the very top. The...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 2, 2019 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
Education has been making front page news of late about everything from striking teachers and standardized testing to Education Secretary DeVos and charter schools. And behind many of the headlines, is the question of money. Here, then, is a brief rundown of President...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 25, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact
Writes author Fran Lebowitz: “I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to… behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the world—politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.” Yes, indeed. Everything we do and...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 12, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News
Despite operating independently and lacking oversight and accountability, charter schools are considered public schools, with taxpayers footing the bills. Indeed, a 2015 PR Watch piece reports that the feds spent $3.3 billion over the past 20 years “creating and...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News
It seemed like a good idea at the time, at least to some… The charter school concept was first voiced by University of Massachusetts professor Ray Budde back in 1974, but such schools got their true start in 1988 when Albert Shanker, then president of the...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 16, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts
According to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the national debt now tops $22 trillion, translating to $126,000 per household–$49,000 per person. When Obama’s first term in office began in 2009, it stood at $10.6 trillion, almost doubling to $19.9 trillion by...
