by Carol A. Josel | Dec 18, 2012 | Articles
A Teach Plus survey of 1,015 teachers found that 71% of those with 10 or less years of experience–the “new majority”–said student performance should be part of their evaluations vs 41% of veteran teachers. The U.S. ranks 9th out of 18 countries...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 28, 2012 | Articles
While School Bus Safety Week is only observed during the third week of October—its message reverberates throughout the year. After all, some 25 million children ride school buses every day. And, although school buses are said to be the safest form of highway...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 20, 2012 | Articles
Say the editors of PSEA’s You’re Part of the Equation, Too, “Absenteeism affects more than just the child. The teacher must struggle to fit extra time into a full schedule to help the student catch up. And the parent may not notice the loss of...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 18, 2012 | Articles
55% of “irreplaceable” teachers earn lower salaries than the average ineffective teachers and, in four major cities, top teachers quit at the same rate as less successful ones. So far, 47 states have signed on to the Common Core Standards. Nationwide, 15%...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 17, 2012 | Articles, Quotable Quotes
“The Constitution was ‘penned’ by Jacob Shallus, a Pennsylvania General Assembly clerk, for a fee of $30 ($325.29 today). It was stored in various cities until 1952, when it was placed in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. During the...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 12, 2012 | Articles, Quotable Quotes
www.scholastic.com/studentreasures/ ~ This site’s “Publish It” will publish a hardcover book for an entire class’s work, as well as for individual students in grades K-6. It will also publish the individual works of middle schoolers....
