by Carol A. Josel | Sep 28, 2016 | Making Education News
With thanks to Education Week’s Lovey Cooper, here are the absentee numbers and where they’re the highest, based on research by Johns Hopkins University’s Robert Balfanz and Hedy N. Change, director of Attendance Works: Their analysis,...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 22, 2016 | Making Education News
With thanks to Education Week, these poll responses speak volumes about the Common Core, their related online assessments, and the billions spent to implement them–all to very mixed reviews. Your tax dollars at work… Question: “Are standards...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 21, 2016 | Articles
When it comes to computers and all things electronic, schools have jumped in big-time, with education tech spending estimated to hit $60 billion by 2018. That commitment promises to continue the transformation of classroom instruction-and, in turn, homework, too....
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 9, 2016 | Articles
The push for universal pre-K echoes from the White House on down and nowadays is the talk all about town. As Education Secretary John B. King put it, “Because of historic investments from the Obama administration, states and cities, more children-particularly...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 8, 2016 | Quotable Quotes
In The Atlantic’s article, “When Homework Is Useless,” education experts are asked if schools should assign, grade and use take-home assignments; the following are pulled from their comments: “Homework is absolutely necessary for students to...
