by Carol A. Josel | Sep 3, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “The Obama administration downplays the $75 billion initial cost of pre-K by claiming it can be covered by raising the federal tax on cigarettes from $1.01 to $1.95. But cigarette taxes were hiked just a few years ago, and this massive sales tax falls harder...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 29, 2013 | Helpful Resources
** www.teachhub.com: This site makes “available the most current, complete, and affordable resources for all K-12 educators,” and all are created by teachers for teachers. ** www.schooltipline.com: This site enables students to confidentially communicate...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 26, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “People are beginning to see that the emperors of reform have no clothes. And, as recent polling shows, parents are seeing this, too. Decades of top-down edicts, mass school closures, privatization, and test fixation with sanctions instead of support...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 21, 2013 | Helpful Resources
** www.bookpals.net ~ This site’s mission is to help children learn to love books with the help of Screen Actors Guild performers. ** www.classpager.com ~ This free site allows teachers to send messages from their computers to phones, to ask questions during...
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...
