by Carol A. Josel | Apr 10, 2021 | Articles, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
*** The Board of Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District has diverted $25 million from the Los Angeles School Police Department to fund its Black Achievement Plan designed to “empower community groups, improve student literacy, and reduce...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 3, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Making Education News
About how children grow into hate-filled adults, Bosnian genocide survivor Amra Sabic-El-Rayess writes that “… My research suggests the answer is in radicalizing education where extremist narratives minimize the relevance of teachers. These narratives are...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 21, 2021 | Articles, In The News, Making News
1. A recent John Fritze USA Today piece headlines with “Biden Eyes High Court Panel,” and continued by saying he would proceed via a “bipartisan” commission to study Supreme Court reforms. At the same time, eight progressive organizations have joined to...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 17, 2021 | Articles, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Without comment–and no grammatical, punctuation, wording changes–what follows is a sampling from the 82-page antiracist “A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction: *** “White supremacy culture infiltrates math classroom in everyday teacher action....
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 14, 2021 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
*** 1. A recent Barr Foundation survey found that 50% of kids prefer full-time, in-person learning vs. 34% preferring a hybrid model, and just 16% going with remote instruction. *** 2. About 20% of National Education Association teachers have now been vaccinated,...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News
We already know Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so six more weeks of winter. We also know that we’ve got a new President and Congress, and that the pandemic is still in charge of much of our lives, as we scramble to get vaccinated. But did you know that: On his very...
