by Carol A. Josel | Jul 3, 2014 | Helpful Resources
** www.factmonster.com ~ This site from Information Please offers up facts on everything from sports and science to math, money, and the world. You’ll also find a Homework Center, games, quizzes, an encyclopedia, thesaurus, and more. ** www.scholastic.com/elmers...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 2, 2014 | Making Education News
Data reveals 1) Charter schools receive an average of $3,509 less per students than those in traditional public schools. 2) Data reveals that by 8th grade, 48% of girls receive a mix of A’s and B’s compared to 31% of boys. Plus, boys account for 71% of all...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 1, 2014 | Making Education News
1. The Obama administration has started requiring poorly-performing Head Start providers to compete against other local providers–and win–in order to keep their grants for the next five years. 2. The bi-partisan Success and Opportunity through Quality...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 30, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “….Very few educators or parents have learning or scholarship in their hearts as the end-game for their children, except in the sense of their kids getting good grades. Most of us would prefer our children become the very best people they can be,...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 26, 2014 | Helpful Resources
** http://code.org ~ With its mission to expand participation in computer science, this site believes that “every students in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer programming.” ** www.scholastic.com/island of lemurs/ ~ This site...
