by Carol A. Josel | Oct 26, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“Unfortunately, sometimes parents feign unconditional love to make up for the fact that they are not willing to give their children the valuable time needed to properly parent. They are not willing, or able, to work with their child, to listen to their child, to...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 25, 2012 | Making Education News
Nearly all states have developed curricular and supplemental materials designed to implement the Common Core Standards, but just 4 of them–DE, KY, OK, and NB–require that districts use such materials. A longer and shorter version of the Smarter Balanced...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 24, 2012 | Helpful Resources
http://learni.st ~ This is a Pinterest-like platform that lets teachers and students created “learn boards” for every possible topic and subject–even punk music. http://educore.ascd.org ~ This ASCD site helps teachers transition to the Common Core...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 23, 2012 | Making Education News
10% of K-8 students are held back for one or more years–including 25% of low-income students. About 7 million students–15% of all American school children–miss a month or more of school each year, according to the Get Schooled Foundation. Nearly 50%...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 22, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“The President has said that changes are needed to close the persistent gap between poor and privileged students, drive up high school graduation rates, and produce a workforce that can compete globally. But it is impossible to predict whether his policies,...
