by Carol A. Josel | Jan 24, 2016 | Commentary
Tom Loveless, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution had this to say recently about the Common Core English/Language Arts standards: “The Common Core standards recommend that teachers spend 50% of reading time on fiction and 50% on informational texts in...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 17, 2016 | Articles, Commentary
Those in the know have been saying it since the dawn of the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and high stakes testing: Kindergarten has been “reformed,” replacing play and socialization skills with learning to read–and much the shame....
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 14, 2016 | Articles
The following, as reported by Education Week’s Sarah D. Sparks, are among the findings of the National Center on Education Statistics sixth comprehensive international comparison report that looked into not just the G-8 countries, but the G-20, including...
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...
