by Carol A. Josel | Sep 18, 2012 | Articles
55% of “irreplaceable” teachers earn lower salaries than the average ineffective teachers and, in four major cities, top teachers quit at the same rate as less successful ones. So far, 47 states have signed on to the Common Core Standards. Nationwide, 15%...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 17, 2012 | Articles, Quotable Quotes
“The Constitution was ‘penned’ by Jacob Shallus, a Pennsylvania General Assembly clerk, for a fee of $30 ($325.29 today). It was stored in various cities until 1952, when it was placed in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. During the...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 14, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“No Child Left Behind requires tests in math and reading at the end of the school year in grades 3 and 8 and once in high school. The Common Core will test more subjects and in more grade levels, and additional tests given during the school year. There may also...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 13, 2012 | Making Education News
According to the Obama administration, 300,000 education jobs have been lost since 2009; for all this hope and change, he blames the Republicans, of course. With the recent addition of Nevada, 33 states have now received No Child Left Behind waivers from the Obama...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 12, 2012 | Articles, Quotable Quotes
www.scholastic.com/studentreasures/ ~ This site’s “Publish It” will publish a hardcover book for an entire class’s work, as well as for individual students in grades K-6. It will also publish the individual works of middle schoolers....
