by Carol A. Josel | Sep 3, 2014 | Making Education News
1. For the one in 8 children born to a mother without a high school diploma, 84% live in low-income families, just 16% read proficiently by 8th grade, 40% don’t graduate on time, and 27% are obese. 2. Nearly 40% of 18- to 24-year-old Americans believe...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 2, 2014 | Making Education News
1. New Jersey Governor Christie has rolled back the impact of tests on teacher evaluations from 30% to 10% next year. 2. A new study finds that struggling first graders do significantly better when taught traditional math than progressive methods. 3. A move is afoot...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 1, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “Education is in something of a Catch-22. If they have standards, there will be dropouts among people who don’t want to do the work to reach the minimum levels. If they don’t have standards, they are just an assembly line and that is bad for...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 28, 2014 | Helpful Resources
** www.shelsilverstein.com: Here visitors can listen to the author reading his poems accompanied by animated cartoons, make a bookmark, download puzzles, and so much more. ** www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus: Here you’ll find games, stories, printables, videos,...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 27, 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...
