by Carol A. Josel | Jan 12, 2016 | Articles
In case you haven’t heard, among the unintended consequences of the Obama/Duncan/Gates education reform agenda, fewer and fewer college students are pursuing careers in education. Morale among those already working in our schools is down, too, thanks at least in...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 11, 2016 | Commentary
Lead plaintiff, Rebecca Friedrichs, along with nine other California teachers have taken issue with the 1977 Abod v. Detroit Board of Education decision that allows unions to collect “fair-share” dues for collective bargaining and other costs from those...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 10, 2016 | Commentary
Journalist Cokie Roberts once said, “Raise children you like because, if you don’t like them, nobody will, and you’re going to spend the rest of your life with them.” Unfortunately, so will the rest of us, too. Indeed, we already are, so...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 7, 2016 | Articles
Can’t deny it: The Common Core State Standards are both controversial and constantly newsworthy, and now again with the recently released 2015 District Administration Educator Survey of 317 school leaders from across the country who were asked to agree/strongly...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 6, 2016 | Making Education News
A few noteworthy happenings in education: 1. As of December 10, the Every Student Succeed Act replaced the No Child Left Behind Law of 2001. 2. Under ESSA, all those hard-won Arne Duncan/Obama state waivers will be null and void as of August 1, 2016 when ESSA is fully...
