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...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 15, 2025 | Carol A Josel, Commentary, Quotable Quotes
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” ~ Josh Billings, 19th century humorist & lecturer Thanks to Home at Last Rescue, I got me one–a dog named, of all things, Twinkle, but that didn’t last long. Within days, she was...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 6, 2025 | Academics, AI in Education News, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
“Funding uncertainty, budget constraints, and a move toward paring down inventories of educational technology are top of mind for many district officials… Despite these downward pressures on ed-tech adoption, the number of tech tools in use in school systems continues...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 26, 2025 | Guest Blog, Parenting
The spark is there—you’ve seen it. A question that turns into five more, a doodle that grows into a story, a late-night idea that can’t wait for morning. But somewhere between school schedules, test anxiety, and digital distractions, that light can flicker. Keeping...
