by Carol A. Josel | May 22, 2013 | Helpful Resources
www.persuasivegames.com/games ~ This site offers a variety of quality video games for educators and others–and all so much better than “Angry Birds.” www.starfall.com ~ This site teaches children “to read with phonics using a systematic phonics...
by Carol A. Josel | May 21, 2013 | Making Education News
According to an UCLA survey, 87.9% of freshmen this year said “being able to get a better job” is an important reason to go to college. Between 2005 and 2011, 45 states increased the number of 8th graders taking Algebra I. Nevertheless, states that...
by Carol A. Josel | May 20, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“Kids are in school for six hours a day. The rest of the time, they’re at home. And unless parents work in concert with their children’s teachers, their children will never be able to reach their true potential. Over the summer, it’s entirely...
by Carol A. Josel | May 16, 2013 | Making Education News
Obama’s fiscal 2014 budget boosts Education Department funding to $71.2 billion in a $3.8 trillion budget. That’s $3.1 billion more than it received in 2012–despite the sequester. Although Education Secretary Arne Duncan predicted that the Common...
by Carol A. Josel | May 15, 2013 | Helpful Resources
www.wholekidsfoundation.org ~ This organization’s mission is “to improve children’s nutrition and wellness” as well as ending obesity and more. It offers lessons that gets kids thinking about healthy eating through recycled art projects and...
