by Carol A. Josel | Sep 29, 2015 | Articles
Know the signs and become part of the solution. Dreamstime #14914661 On September 20, a nineteen-year-old boy rode a Philadelphia hotel elevator up to the fourth floor and got out. He then grabbed hold of a nearby trashcan, used it to break the window at the end of...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 12, 2015 | Commentary
Many folks–especially parents–have long bemoaned the ubiquitous presence of technology in our lives. Who doesn’t own a cell phone, let alone a smart phone nowadays? Ditto for laptops and tablets. Even our cars and televisions are “smart.”...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 11, 2015 | Making Education News
Virginia’s Fairfax County is home to one of the nation’s largest school districts and some 187,000 students. Like many other districts, however, it too is facing a financial crunch with a potentially maximum shortfall estimated to hit $80 million! That...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 10, 2015 | Making Education News
The Common Core-related online assessments have taken yet another hit. As you may already know, state participation in the PARCC has now dropped from 23 to 11, but now comes word that Connecticut is dropping the SBAC Common Core standardized test for all of its 11th...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 31, 2015 | Helpful Resources
*** www.scholastic.com ~ This Scholastic site offers 50 Washington D.C. virtual tours, so you can explore the capital from your computer. *** www.centennial of flight.net ~ The main focus here is to predict the weather conditions for the Centennial of Flight...
