by Carol A. Josel | Apr 19, 2013 | Making Education News
Obama’s NCLB waivers, while relieving its accountability requirements still mandate high-stakes testing, thus raising test scores into an end unto themselves. Although only Nebraska, Vermont, and Montana have yet to request or been granted NCLB waivers, only 12...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 17, 2013 | Helpful Resources
www.whitehouse.gov ~ This site’s College Scoreboard says it helps with finding the right-fit college. www.smartscience.net ~ This site offers up “a new era in science education,” with College Board-approved courses for all lab sciences, built-in...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 16, 2013 | Making Education News
The latest MetLife Survey of the American Teacher finds that teacher satisfaction has declined since 2008 from 62% to 39%. Moreover, 51% report feeling under pressure several days a week, up from 36% in 1985. Last year, 954,070 students took an AP exam, and about 20%...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 15, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“Government failure is hardly new, though President Obama has given it a characteristic new twist: A program’s proven inability to do the things it is supposed to do is now an argument for expanding it. In our new progressive era, no program can ever end...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 4, 2013 | Making Education News
When Arne Duncan became education secretary, he vowed to close or revamp 1,000 schools a year for 5 years. The result: activists across the country recently converged on the U.S. Department of Education demanding that the shutdowns be stopped. North Dakota has merged...
