by Carol A. Josel | Aug 25, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “This entire accountability system that’s based on tests will crumble. It’s not a question of if. It’s a question of when.” ~ Dennis Van Roekel, president of NEA ** “I agree with the critics mostly. Testing is out of control, and...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 24, 2014 | Articles
It is the second biggest shopping spree of the year, bested only by the winter holidays. It’s also about the longest. That’s because, for months now, stores such as JCP, Target, Staples, and Kohl’s have been hawking their back-to-school deals with such catchy...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 21, 2014 | Helpful Resources
** http://quizlet.com: This free-top-use site offers free study tools and apps for students and teachers, grade school through grad school, saying, “Our users define what they need to learn (or teach) and how they want to do it.” ** www.quizbean.com: This...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 20, 2014 | Making Education News
1. Four years ago, about 40 states were interested in the $370 million federally-funded online Common Core assessments. At least 17 have now backed away from them. 2. Of the 35 waiver-monitoring reports reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education, 17 states are...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 19, 2014 | Making Education News
1. Washington is the first state so far to lose its NCLB flexibility, and now the government has rejected all of its requests not to have to notify parents if their schools are not meeting AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) and allowing them to transfertheir kids to...
