by Carol A. Josel | Dec 4, 2012 | Helpful Resources
www.coursesmart.com ~ This is the world’s largest provider of e-textbooks and digital course materials; here you can rent online texts for up to 60% less than printed college textbooks. http://stoptextsstopwrecks.org ~ This site’s mission is to help...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 3, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“There is nothing startling about the confirmation that the higher the income of the test-taker’s family, the better the chances for success. It has been that way since this examination [SAT] was first established in 1926 to screen applicants for elite Ivy...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 30, 2012 | Making Education News
The Obama administration is awarding $290 million in grants to reward top teachers and boost opportunities for teachers who work in the almost 1,000 impoverished schools in 18 states and D.C. The U.S. Department of Education is sending more than $24 million to 22...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 28, 2012 | Helpful Resources
www.nctm.org ~ This National Council of Teachers of Mathematics site covers everything you’ll need when it comes to math–and for all grade levels. www.arkive.org ~ This site invites visitors to “explore 15,000 of the world’s most endangered...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 27, 2012 | Making Education News
The mean SAT reading score was 496 out of a possible 800, a 40-year low; math scores were flat at 514. Writing came in at 488, down 9 points since 2006 and the lowest since writing was added to the SAT. 57% of those taking the SATs did not achieve a combined score of...
