by Carol A. Josel | Apr 2, 2013 | Making Education News
The graduation rate rose to 78.2% for public school students, up from 71.7% in 2001. Overall, 3.1 million students received a diploma in 2010. The U.S. has slipped from #1 to #22 out of 27 developed countries in their graduation rate. An Education Sector survey found...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 1, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“Knowing how to identify and measure great teaching is a huge step toward providing better feedback and support for teachers and building a better education system for all our children–but it’s just one step. The challenge now is to use this...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 28, 2013 | Making Education News
In the second $4 billion Race to the Top grant competition, 12 states won, but now three of them–D.C., Maryland, and Georgia–are not making enough progress on the promises they’d made in their winning applications, such as improving low-performing...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 27, 2013 | Helpful Resources
http:://igamemom.com ~ This is “a place for busy parents to discover good applications for kids and to explore ways to stated engaged with kids in the game world.” http://edu.glogster. com ~ This site allows you to incorporate text, video, images, and...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2013 | Making Education News
A Scholastic survey found that 58% of 6- to 17-year-olds believe they will always want to read books printed on paper even if e-books are available. Pennsylvania’s pension program is underfunded by a combined $41 billion. Overall, STEM (science, technology,...