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...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 5, 2016 | Articles
Arne Duncan is now history, having finally stepped down at the end of 2015–with some saying none too soon. Meanwhile, his replacement is one John B. King, Jr. whom Obama described as “an exceptionally talented educator.” Among his credits: Founded...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 5, 2016 | Articles
Headline news: The Every Student Succeeds Act is set to replace the No Child Left Behind Law of 2001, becoming official with Obama’s signature on December 10. At the time, he called it “a Christmas miracle,” and it’s one that will impact every one of our 50 million...
