by Carol A. Josel | Sep 25, 2012 | Making Education News
Taxpayers pay $32 billion in grants and loans to students who attend for-profit schools. In 2009, those schools spent 42.1% of their revenue on marketing, recruiting, and profits; only 17.2% went for instruction. The number of 3- and 4-year-olds NOT in pre-school...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 21, 2012 | Making Education News
Chicago, Milwaukee, and NYC have all terminated their federal Teacher Incentive Fund grants that promoted performance-based compensation plans and professional development for teachers and principals, thus giving up on an $88 million payout over five years. The...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 20, 2012 | Articles
Say the editors of PSEA’s You’re Part of the Equation, Too, “Absenteeism affects more than just the child. The teacher must struggle to fit extra time into a full schedule to help the student catch up. And the parent may not notice the loss of...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 20, 2012 | Helpful Resources
www.kidsread.com ~ This site offers links, chapter book reviews, contests, activities, and more. http://storyline.net ~ This site says it “makes learning to read interesting and engaging for kids, with great online reading games and activities.”...
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%...
