by Carol A. Josel | Jul 31, 2015 | Making Education News
1) The number of high school equivalency tests (GED) taken this year dropped by 50% and with a 62.8% pass rate, down from nearly 76% in 2013. 2) Currently, 70% of teachers assign homework that requires Internet and broadband access. 3) K-12 IT spending is expected to...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 30, 2015 | Quotable Quotes
*** “‘There”s a wide range for learning to read. If we make students feel pressure so that they shut down, then that light bulb is not going to be as likely to come on, and they aren’t going to develop the confidence that they need to become...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 28, 2015 | Articles
There are school-related bargains to be had even now. 123rf #7492635 If you can’t beat them, join them—at least that’s what loads of retailers are hoping you’ll do this back-to-school season, and the earlier the better. Advertising circulars are already flooding...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 22, 2015 | Articles
.…An end, not because we’re abstaining but because technology in our smarter and smarter cars is going to one day take away the option of putting our foot on the gas pedal when intoxicated. Personal responsibility assumed by a machine… The research represents a...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 4, 2015 | Articles
For the Making Caring Common Project, Harvard University surveyed some 10,000 middle and high school students from 33 schools across the country in 2013 and 2014. They also interviewed hundreds of parents, and the results may very well trouble you and force you out of...
