by Carol A. Josel | Dec 12, 2012 | Helpful Resources
www.whyville.net ~ Whyville offers up “a virtual world geared for teen and pre-teen boys and girls,” and is filled with learning games, socializing opportunities, and more. www.spatulatta.com ~ This site teaches kids to cook via step-by-step video...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 11, 2012 | Making Education News
To comply with such existing federal programs as School Improvement Grants, more than 30 states have changed statutes to require principal evaluations based in “significant part” on standardized test scores. Says the Pew Research Center, for the first...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 10, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“What happens in childhood, like a child’s footprint in wet cement, leaves its mark forever.” ~ Dr. Vincent J. Felitti, director, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study “As the Common Core makes its way into real-life classrooms, I hope teachers...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 6, 2012 | Making Education News
Turns out districts applying for the latest Race to the Top grant competition will, in many cases, spend more applying than they’d receive if they win–sometimes nine times more. A Time and Carnegie Corporation poll of 1,000 adults found that 80% believe...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 5, 2012 | Making Education News
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $650 million in Investing in Innovation (i3) grants, but grantees are now having trouble raising the more than $100 million in matching private funds. Twenty school districts and non-profits are set to share $150...
