by Carol A. Josel | Aug 20, 2013 | Making Education News
1) In reading on the NAEP, 9-year-olds posted an average score of 221, up 13 points from 1971; for 13-year-olds, the average score jumped from 255 to 263, but for 17-year-olds, scores were statistically unchanged at 287. 2) A 2009 Stanford University study found that...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 15, 2013 | Making Education News
1. Next up: The Next Generation Science Standards said to be designed with the most- and least-advanced science students in mind. 2. The government is now allowing states that received their No Child Left Behind waivers by last summer to apply for a delay in using...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 15, 2013 | Helpful Resources
http://historyhouse.gov ~ Here you’ll find inform ation on the nearly 11,000 who have served in the House and offers almost 1,000 database items on everything related to the House, including photos, furniture, even congressional baseball cards....
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 13, 2013 | Making Education News
1) America spends more than any other developed nation for student education: more than $11,000 per elementary student in 2010, and more than $12,000 for a high schooler. 2) In 1970, 26% of the workforce had a college diploma; in 2012, 61% of the middle class had one....
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 12, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “Most of my teaching career was spent working with at-risk kids, the ones destined to fail. The scores of my students cannot be compared with the scores of the AP teacher’s students. My students scores should be compared with their previous test scores...
