by Carol A. Josel | Jan 31, 2026 | 2024 NAEP test results, Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Obama's Common Core Standards, Research Results, Technology in Education
AI’s take: “Essentially, the intense focus on basic reading and math skills, driven by federal accountability laws, created a practical need for more digestible, shorter informational texts in other subjects…” President Bush’s 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 26, 2026 | AI in Education News, Artificial Intelligence, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
Of Note: A 2024-25 Center for Democracy and Technology survey found that Google has already invested $40 million in AI literacy for teachers and students. Of Note: OpenAI recently rolled out ChatGPT for K-12 teachers and school districts, initially at no cost to...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 17, 2026 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Reading & Spelling Connection, Reading as skill and drill activity
The 2025 National Scripps Spelling Bee’s winning word, éclaircissement, correctly spelled by 13-year-old Faizan Zaki. Dr. Richard J. Gentry, renowned author of 16 books, including Spelling Connections, researcher, and education consultant, didn’t mince words when, in...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 20, 2025 | Carol A Josel
Once upon a time: During President Taft’s term, Congress passed the Republican-promised postal savings banks system, providing a secure savings option for the working class, immigrants, and children. Operational as of January 1, 1911, they boasted $3.4 billion in...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 6, 2025 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
“What students remember most from school is rarely a test score. Ask them what made school matter, and they will tell you: Someone understood me. We figured something out together. My teacher believed I could do it.” ~ Educator Jessica Soloman FACT: K-12 education...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 21, 2025 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Parenting
1. According to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, peanut allergies fell 43% between 2017 and 2020, primarily because peanut products are being introduced to babies early on. 2. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s finance instructor Mary Fox Luquette says...
