by Carol A. Josel | Apr 6, 2025 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes, Technology
** According to a recent National Center for Education Statistics School Pulse Panel survey of 1,500 schools, more than 80% say they’re “seeing stunted behavior and socioemotional development in their students.” ** While federal law requires that states test...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 15, 2025 | Carol A Josel, Inventions, Looking Back at History
It comes in like a lion and often goes out the same way, but in between, March offers up such goodies as Read Across America Day, Daylight Saving Time, the Spring Equinox, St. Patrick’s Day, and, in 1987, got itself officially named Women’s History Month, 130 years...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 7, 2025 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Parenting
According to a recent, nationwide Gallup poll of 1,005 adults, 18 and older: ** Between 2019 and 2025, those reporting dissatisfaction with our K-12 public schools rose from 61% to 7 ** Those saying they’re satisfied with our schools is at its lowest since 2001....
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 1, 2025 | Carol A Josel, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
Moody’s Ratings has now given our traditional K-12 public schools “a negative outlook.” The top reason: slowing revenue. The $121.9 billion from the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief III had to be spent by January 28, 2025, now extended to March 2026–but...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 30, 2024 | Carol A Josel
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.” Well, as we all know, they actually can and often do, while some simply get used so much they rise to the title Words of the Year, reflecting the times we live and/or how language evolves. In 2024,...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 15, 2024 | Carol A Josel
Parenting is like sculpting; each decision, each conversation shapes the story of your family’s life together. Open discussions where ideas are heard, considered, and appreciated can sculpt and refine healthy relationships. Family Meetings Create Togetherness...