by Carol A. Josel | Nov 12, 2013 | Making Education News
1) A Thomas B. Fordham Institute estimates that the total cost of implementing the Common Core standards will be between $3 billion and $12 billion depending on which approaches states use. 2) A Scholastic poll of more than 2,000 teachers finds that 75% of them think...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 11, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “For years now, federal education policy has largely ignored the issue of poverty, with too many school reformers arguing that citing the effects of living in poverty as a big obstacle to achievement in schools is ‘an excuse.’ Schools, they say,...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 4, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “What’s so atrocious is that Eric Holder, the Obama Department of Justice, [is] using the same rules intended to protect low-income children, intended to allow them to go to better schools, now wants to use those same rules to force these kids to go...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 31, 2013 | Making Education News
1Teacher prep programs hoping for approval must now show that candidates in districts are satisfied with the quality of their training and document that their grads then boost student achievement. Plus, entering candidates must carry a 3.0 GPA with college admission...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 30, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** http://powermylearning.org ~ Here you’ll “find and use thousands of free games, videos, and interactives in all major K-12 subjects and aligned to the Common Core”–all designed with educators, parents, and students in mind. ***...
