by Carol A. Josel | Jul 22, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “In fact, I think Common Core is going to set education back even further because you’re dictating curriculum, what people are supposed to regurgitate on some kind of an assessment that’s supposed to gauge how well kids have learned the material...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 17, 2013 | Helpful Resources
** http://quest.nasa.gov ~ Here you’ll find “free, web-based, interactive explorations designed to engage students in authentic scientific and engineering processes . . .” ** http://pbskids.org ~ This site offers videos, games, even shows. **...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 16, 2013 | Making Education News
1) While women hold 48% of all U.S. jobs, they hold just 24% of STEM-related ones. 2) Tech jobs represented 5.4% of the private sector workforce with an average salary of $93,800 vs. the average private wage earner’s $47,400. 3) Now only 4% to 5% of children...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 15, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** On online schools: “Like the charter schools, they have no busing costs, they have no transportation costs, there’s just a whole series of costs they don’t have. So the question is, why would we give them as much money as we give to traditional...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 11, 2013 | Making Education News
11. Opposition to the Common Core Standards is mounting–especially towards their frequent testing and mostly from conservative groups and teacher unions. Meanwhile, many Democrats, while not opposed to national standards, say that the Common Core is not based on...