by Carol A. Josel | Jun 3, 2016 | Quotable Quotes
Those in the education community want you to know, along with Obama’s comments about teachers–charter school teachers, that is… ** “This week we honor the educators working in public charter schools across our nation who, each day, give of...
by Carol A. Josel | May 25, 2016 | Articles
Long ago when Mahatma Ghandi said, “Each night when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn,” he was definitely on to something. As Time’s Alice Park explains, “It [sleep] is nature’s panacea, more powerful than any drug in its ability...
by Carol A. Josel | May 23, 2016 | Articles
Following the lead of twenty-three other states, Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Wolfe made history here on April 17 by signing The Medical Marijuana Act (SB3) into law. Two days later, he turned up in King of Prussia to tout the bi-partisan legislation before “jubilant”...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 11, 2016 | Articles
Words like hard, nervous, hate, long, and boring come pouring out of kids’ mouths whenever asked about standardized testing. Sometimes gum gets heard, too, but only because teachers are catching on to the research that chewing it during testing is associated with a...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 7, 2016 | Articles
It’s said that, as much as things change, they stay the same, but that’s not entirely true of the Every Student Succeeds Act, No Child Left Behind’s replacement and the latest rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). That law, enacted back in 1965...
