by Carol A. Josel | Oct 22, 2021 | Academics, Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
*** Pressured by the teachers’ union, the Los Angeles School District never opened during the 2019-20 school year. At the same time, it demanded that teachers not teach remotely for more than four hours a day BUT receive their full pay. *** Almost 66% of students...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 8, 2021 | Academics, Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
We all said 2021 would be different than locked down 2020. Vaccines were coming on the scene, the world reopened, and life as we knew it would be ours again. Except it isn’t… Districtadministrator.com’s Mark Zalaznicki, in his September 28 piece, “School...
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...
