by Carol A. Josel | Sep 30, 2014 | Making Education News
1. Georgia, Delaware, Minnesota, New York, and South Carolina are the latest to receive No Child Left Behind waiver extensions, along with Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. 2. Utah was considering voluntarily ditching its NCLB waiver...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 29, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “The formal structures that buttress the [Common Core] standards, and the related tests from two federally funded consortia, have eroded somewhat, as states reconsider their adoptions of the standards and reject the common tests. And common-core advocates...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 18, 2014 | Helpful Resources
*** http://educatorlabs.org ~ This site, made up of school librarians and media specialists, helps teachers “discover valuable classroom resources, including the lesson plans you need.” *** www.bing.com/classroom ~ This site provides “an ad-free,...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 17, 2014 | Making Education News
1) About 50,000 immigrant children are starting school; under federal law, they are entitled to a free public education regardless of immigrant status. 2) Finds Whiteboard Advisers, 72% of surveyed “key education influentials” agree that Congress...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 16, 2014 | Making Education News
1. $4 million in federal funds, ranging from $142,000 to $250,000, is being awarded to preparatory graduate schools for special education leadership positions. 2. The U.S. Department of Education has decided to evaluate states’ special education systems based on...
