by Carol A. Josel | Aug 14, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Before you shout, “Yay!” when you read that Pennsylvania’s new state budget includes a $210 million increase in education funding, take note… First of all, the commonwealth pays just 35% of the education bill and comes in 46th out of the 50 states. Secondly, unfunded...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 12, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News, Making News
Charter schools make for endless news streams, fraught as they are with fraud, poor performance stats, and cost to traditional public schools. And speaking of headlines… “Charter Schools. School Vouchers. Private Schools. Home Schooling. Join the Discussion as Staff...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 6, 2019 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The term restorative justice, though be no means new, gained popular attention thanks to Obama’s 2014 “Dear Colleague” letter and guidance response to an Office of Civil Rights notice that, not only are some 2.6 million students suspended every year, those decisions...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 1, 2019 | In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
As reported by Sarah Schwartz in her piece, “Students in Distress Strain Teachers’ Skills,” Education Week surveyed teachers regarding the importance of and their ability to teach social-emotional skills—build strong relationships, make smart decisions, manage...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 24, 2019 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making News
Public trust in government is reportedly at an all-time low, and we’re more polarized than ever on everything from the climate and immigration to guns and healthcare. Even the Electoral College is under fire, and criticism of the Supreme Court at times runs high....
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 21, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Making News
The 2020 presidential campaign is still in its early stages–sort of, anyway–but why should we be surprised that, even among same party colleagues, confrontation is the name of the game. Seems that, regardless of the message or the messenger, nowadays...
