by Carol A. Josel | May 19, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
A recent Philadelphia Inquirer editorial warns, “A secret school tax is not only funded by all taxpayers but has been steadily increasing…” Actually, it’s a double-header: Instead of having to pay their Pennsylvania taxes, the 2001 Educational Improvement Tax Credit...
by Carol A. Josel | May 15, 2019 | Interesting Facts, Making Education News, Making News, Uncategorized
Recent Education News Makers: A 2008 report’s warning that our schools were falling behind their international peers set the stage for the Common Core pushed at great expense by the Obama administration and adopted by most states. Now comes a Brookings Institution...
by Carol A. Josel | May 10, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Making News
Reportedly, there are more than 44 million borrowers who collectively owe about $1.5 trillion in student loan debt in the U.S., averaging about $37,172 per person. However, those who struggle the most owe less having never finished college. Riding to the rescue is...
by Carol A. Josel | May 8, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Making News
One would think that a parent walking into their child’s school would want to make a good impression and dress accordingly. We are, after all, judged, at least in part, on appearance and first impressions count. Well, some folks apparently don’t see it that way,...
by Carol A. Josel | May 1, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The Education Week Research Center put education technology’s effectiveness to the test and found that, when it comes to teachers’ views about related innovations: Less than 33% said they’ve changed their beliefs about what schools should look like. Less than 50% said...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 29, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, Making News
Columnist Christine Flowers leads her recent, “Removing Statue Won’t Change Hypocrisy,” with, “We have become a society that demands the utmost purity from our members. No flaws, no past errors, no gaffes in the distant past. We must all be like Caesar’s wife,...
