by Carol A. Josel | Dec 9, 2015 | Articles
As the Washington Post’s editorial board said, “The [Council of the Great City Schools] report concludes that students take tests that are redundant and misaligned with college- and career-readiness standards. The tests do not gauge mastery of specific...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 29, 2015 | Articles
Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah everyone. The shopping season is in full-swing, and even on Thanksgiving, bargain hunting trumps family nowadays. So shop we will, and that means toys for all the children on our lists—purchased in stores and/or online–so...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 21, 2015 | Articles
Fortune freelancer Mark Koba recently reported that venture funding for education technology hit the $1.87 billion mark in 2014 and will most likely reach $2 billion this year—a considerable increase over the $385 million spent five years ago. Meanwhile, our public...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 24, 2015 | Articles
Lots of folks seem to think that the ACT is easier than the SAT; it’s actually not, but the rumor may account for its recent increase in takers over the SAT. Indeed, in 2015, 59% of students–some 1.92 million of them–took the ACT. The results...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 22, 2015 | Articles
This article by Mary Beth Walker, Dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, is being reprinted here with permission from the author and Creative Commons: How would you react if you were told that your local public school planned to...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 5, 2015 | Articles
Under President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, billions of tax dollars have been spent “reforming” public education. Their efforts include the Race to the Top ($4.35 billion all by itself), charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, the Common...
