by Carol A. Josel | Apr 22, 2025 | Academics, Articles, Carol A Josel, Making Education News
As Washington Post’s Peter Stevenson put it, “If there is one comparison you never make, it’s comparing someone to Hitler. It just isn’t done because almost no one in history was as bad as Hitler was.” Or, so you’d think, but… Seems a number of politicians,...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 20, 2025 | Carol A Josel, Social media
When looking for answers, kids used to turn to a parent, teacher, or some other trusted adult. Nowadays, though, many are drawn to sites like TikTok on their quest for self and belonging, as evidenced by a recent EdWeek Research Center survey. Among the findings:...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 12, 2025 | Academics, Bush's No Child Left Behind, Carol A Josel, Education reform, Kindergarten now the new first grade, Making Education News, Obama's Common Core Standards
REMINDER: George W. Bush’s 2002 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) claimed it “has raised expectations and improved results.” REMINDER: NCLB’s follow-up, the Barack Obama/secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’s July 24, 2009, $4.35 billion Race to the Top and June 2, 2010...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 6, 2025 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes, Technology
** According to a recent National Center for Education Statistics School Pulse Panel survey of 1,500 schools, more than 80% say they’re “seeing stunted behavior and socioemotional development in their students.” ** While federal law requires that states test...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 31, 2025 | Making Education News, Parenting
Recently, Education Week’s Libby Stanford reported that, three years ago, Adlai Stevenson Elementary had little to boast: As the lowest-performing elementary school in Pennsylvania’s Southfield School District, it found itself hemorrhaging students. The...
