by Carol A. Josel | Apr 29, 2023 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
In February 2022, the National Institute on Retirement Security looked into “Americans’ Views of Public School Teachers and Personnel in the Wake of Covid-19” and found that, among respondents: 83% worry about staff shortages; 81% are concerned about staff burnout;...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 23, 2023 | Articles, College/university costs 2023, Credit card debt highest in history, In The News, Ongoing Covid-related2023 government spending, Wasted education tech spending
A recent Education Week headline read, “Schools Are Heading into a Perfect Storm.” The reason: Their federal COVID-19 relief funds will start expiring this coming autumn—and must be all spent one year later. The result: lost jobs, fewer special programs such as...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 14, 2023 | Academics, Articles, Commentary, Making Education News
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services says that 20% of our children and adolescents will experience some type of mental health problem, and yet a March 28, 2022 Education Week Special Report revealed that… More than 5.4 million U.S. public school...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 18, 2023 | Academics, Articles
With thanks to Tanya Lee of abilityvillage.org for this guest post… Homework is never easy, and many kids struggle with the idea of bringing their least-liked activity home. And while it’s true that kids need downtime, a little bit of homework never hurt...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 6, 2023 | Articles, Commentary, Making Education News
Seems like no matter what we’re doing or where we’re going, reminders abound that that there’s nothing normal about this so called “new normal.” It hits us every which way just gassing up, picking up groceries, or taking in the news, replete, as it is, with stories...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 23, 2023 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
Education has been a news centerpiece for some time now, including our struggling students, school choice, dress codes, and the words we use, too. Here, a sampling of recent school-wise headlines: **** “The Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative Seeks to Rid...
