by Carol A. Josel | Jan 4, 2021 | Academics, Articles, In The News, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes
So, who is this fellow on tap to replace Betsy DeVos as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Education, jumping ahead of both NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia and AFT president Randi Weingarten? Well, for starters, he was an English Language Learner when a student himself,...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 12, 2020 | Academics, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News, Making News
Would love to know your take on the following… Writing about the J.Lo and Shakira half-time performance, USA Today columnist Gil Smart wrote: “I’m an old coot. I’ll take the musicianship of the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, and Bruno Mars...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 6, 2019 | Academics, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
Average school spending has increased 3.7% to $12,201 per student, up from $11,763 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Coming in at the top with $23,091 per student is New York, followed by Connecticut and New Jersey. At the bottom of the spending pack is...
by Carol A. Josel | May 29, 2019 | Academics, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Like it or not… Despite the push for tech skills in our K-12 schools, what’s really in demand by employers are so-called soft skills. These include oral and written communication skills, attention to detail, problem-solving, empathy and organization. The number...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 15, 2019 | Academics, Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News
You’ve just gotta love the lofty titles of Obama’s Every Student Succeeds Act, (ESSA), and its predecessor, Bush’s 2001’s No Child Left Behind, or NCLB—as if a 100% success rate were ever doable. No stragglers, no one bringing up the rear, no one back there at...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 8, 2019 | Academics, Commentary, In The News, Making Education News
Ed tech continues to change schooling, with devices and online programs nowadays taking front and center, not the teacher. That is most certainly the case with personalized learning, the latest education reform buzzword. Although touted by proponents as learning’s...
