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...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 7, 2015 | Commentary
Read all about the teacher money maker, Teachers Pay Teachers, in a piece by Tori Jorgensen, a Deseret News intern and student at Southern Utah University by clicking here, and then get in on the action by either submitting or purchasing. It’s all good....
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 7, 2015 | Commentary
Teachers have been in the cross-hairs (Dare I make another gun-related reference?) for years not, not just by parents and students but the federal government, too, which tends to blame teachers for problems that to well beyond their control. The list includes...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 6, 2015 | Commentary
Is abandoning the essay portion of the SAT yet another indication of dumbing down when it comes to students and what’s expected of them? Is this the latest move to help kids feel better about themselves and making college acceptance less challenging? It would...