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Trillions in Spending, Trillions in Debt, and Schooling’s Piece of the Pie

by Carol A. Josel | Jul 14, 2023 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

  There never seems to be enough of the green stuff to go around, and sometimes songs are written about it, like Abba’s “Money, Money, Money,” which starts off with: “I work all night, I work all day to pay the bills I have to payAin’t it...

As America Turns 247, Our Founding Fathers Advise and Warn

by Carol A. Josel | Jul 2, 2023 | Quotable Quotes

     It arrived on my doorstep pre-dawn on June 29 boasting an above-the-fold, close-up photo of the United States Capitol Dome and the caption, “Suffolk University polls shows fear for the future of democracy is widespread.” Beneath it, that USA Today article’s...

The 2022 NAEP–The Nation’s Report Card–Suggests 8th Graders Don’t Know Much about History and Civics

by Carol A. Josel | Jun 29, 2023 | Academics, Making Education News

  On top of their disappointing reading and math performances on the 2022 NAEP–the National Assessment of Educational Progress, aka the nation’s report card–now comes students’ poor showing on the history component. About that, says Peggy Carr,...

Character Defined and Sadly Lacking in Post-Pandemic America

by Carol A. Josel | Jun 24, 2023 | Commentary, Making News, Quotable Quotes

  Am kinda done with the news nowadays–most of it bad and/or negative, opinionated, and all-too-often politically bent. Intentionally or not, divisive, as well. On the other hand, seldom seen are articles that highlight and promote personal accountability,...

With Thanks to the National Center for Education Statistics, The Highlights of Its “The Condition of Education 2023”

by Carol A. Josel | Jun 19, 2023 | Commentary

Nowadays, education is a headliner, oozing stories about teacher shortages and burnout, academically struggling students, and mental health concerns. Enter the National Center for Education Statistics survey of our K-12 schools: The Condition of Education 2023. As The...
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