by Carol A. Josel | Nov 29, 2016 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
The education publishing company Scholastic surveyed 3,694 teachers (including 76 school librarians) and 1,027 principals this past summer and found that a majority feel their students, both low- and high-poverty, face barriers to learning outside of the classroom. To...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 8, 2016 | Articles
September 20th slipped by pretty much unnoted by most of us, as we settled into the post-back-to-school rush. With recently purchased supplies, paper, pencils and tech devices firmly secured in our kids’ backpacks-right there along with textbooks, lunch bags,...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 21, 2016 | Articles
When it comes to computers and all things electronic, schools have jumped in big-time, with education tech spending estimated to hit $60 billion by 2018. That commitment promises to continue the transformation of classroom instruction-and, in turn, homework, too....
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 9, 2016 | Articles
The push for universal pre-K echoes from the White House on down and nowadays is the talk all about town. As Education Secretary John B. King put it, “Because of historic investments from the Obama administration, states and cities, more children-particularly...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 20, 2016 | Articles
Reasons for the Current Teacher Shortage By Carol Josel | Submitted On August 19, 2016 America has a teacher shortage problem, and there’s plenty of blame to go around, especially since the Obama administration took over and the federal government...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 8, 2016 | Articles
Recently released results of a two-part Pew Research Center survey conducted early this year queried 4,654 adults about their favorite national and international news sources and viewing habits. The findings reflect a number of age-related trends. For instance: 20%...
