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...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 5, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact
The 35-day old shutdown ended but without a $5.7 billion border wall. Trump and Congressional Republicans took the blame, team Schumer and Pelosi took a victory lap, and the rest of us are holding the bag. According to the Congressional Budget Office, it cost the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 26, 2019 | In The News, Interesting Facts
Over the past year, Florida’s Broward County—home to Parkland–spent more than $1.1 million on security cameras alone, and they’re not stopping there. Currently on the table is a next generation surveillance system called “intelligent video analytics.” Police use...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 23, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News
Six days ago, 34,000 Los Angeles educators took to the streets; today, they’re back in the classroom. And, although they haven’t yet signed on the dotted line, it looks like the 8th major teacher walkout in recent times has ended, but… As Curmudgucation blogger...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 23, 2019 | Interesting Facts
According to Maya Riser-Kositsky’s January 16, 2019 Education Week piece, in 2015-16, our 133,853 public schools were made up of: 88,665 Elementary schools 26,986 Secondary schools 16,511 Combined 691: Other, including special education and alternative schools. At the...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 26, 2018 | Interesting Facts
Some call 2018 the year of the teacher. After all, thousands upon thousands of teachers in six states hit the streets protesting their unprofessional salaries and school funding cuts, too, and the public finally took notice of their plight. Still, of the 180 classroom...
