by Carol A. Josel | May 10, 2026 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is now making videos teaching students about the Supreme Court case, Tinker v. Des Moines, which determined that students maintain some free speech First Amendment rights in school. Writes Education Week’s Sarah Schwartz,...
by Carol A. Josel | May 4, 2026 | Carol A Josel
HEADS-UP: Be advised that recent research reported in the Early Childhood Education Journal finds that, “Toddlers who demonstrated a greater ability to pretend wound up having fewer emotional and behavioral problems by the time they entered grade school…” It goes on...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 24, 2026 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News
Heralded by Nathaniel Branden’s 1969 The Psychology of Self-Esteem, it seemed like a logical, easy fix that would right academics and behavior, too, so countless teachers and parents jumped on the self-esteem bandwagon. Its central idea as described by journalist...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 30, 2026 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News
So much to know… *** About private school choice via vouchers that go toward private school tuition: Congress has approved billions of dollars of federal tax credits, and 28 states have agreed to participate. In Florida, 500,000 students, less than 15% of the...
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...
