by Carol A. Josel | Sep 21, 2025 | Carol A Josel, Commentary
Act with kindness and, believer or not, in keeping with the Golden Rule, treat others as you want to be treated. It’s so simple, but in these name-calling, mean-spirited days, it’s left by the wayside. To counter all that, please give a listen to Louis M....
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 16, 2025 | 2024 NAEP test results, Academics, Making Education News
With thanks to Education Week, do you know that…? *** The 2024-25 School Year Money Train: + + Federal Spending: $ $119.1 billion (About $2,400 per student) ++ State Spending: $383.9 billion (About $7,738 per student) + + Local Spending: $375.2 billion (About...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 8, 2025 | Academics, Education reform, Making Education News
As grades and graduation rates keep rising … About Equitable Grading policies—such as no zeros, no penalties for late work, unlimited test/quiz retakes, no credit for completed assignments, and none for class participation—a Rand Corporation/Fordham Institute...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 15, 2025 | Academics, Parenting
Dear Parents, Ready or not, it’s upon us… Retailers got started way back on July 4 with early back-to-school sales, and many took full advantage, while others are still getting the job done, shopping, filling bookbags, and readying everything for day one of the...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 14, 2025 | Making Education News
“We’re thinking too narrowly if we’re thinking that teachers’ unions are just focused on education or just focused on supporting teachers. Education decision-making is moving out of education arenas, and… teachers’ unions are engaged in broader politics outside of...
