by Carol A. Josel | Nov 29, 2015 | Articles
Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah everyone. The shopping season is in full-swing, and even on Thanksgiving, bargain hunting trumps family nowadays. So shop we will, and that means toys for all the children on our lists—purchased in stores and/or online–so...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 21, 2015 | Articles
Fortune freelancer Mark Koba recently reported that venture funding for education technology hit the $1.87 billion mark in 2014 and will most likely reach $2 billion this year—a considerable increase over the $385 million spent five years ago. Meanwhile, our public...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 24, 2015 | Articles
Lots of folks seem to think that the ACT is easier than the SAT; it’s actually not, but the rumor may account for its recent increase in takers over the SAT. Indeed, in 2015, 59% of students–some 1.92 million of them–took the ACT. The results...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 22, 2015 | Articles
This article by Mary Beth Walker, Dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, is being reprinted here with permission from the author and Creative Commons: How would you react if you were told that your local public school planned to...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 9, 2015 | Commentary
It’s time for a reality check. Obama claims that America has now recovered from the economic recession he inherited, so now everything is peachy and we’re all so much happier thanks to his administration’s policies. However, truth be told, the facts...
