by Carol A. Josel | Jan 17, 2016 | Articles, Commentary
Those in the know have been saying it since the dawn of the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and high stakes testing: Kindergarten has been “reformed,” replacing play and socialization skills with learning to read–and much the shame....
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 11, 2016 | Commentary
Lead plaintiff, Rebecca Friedrichs, along with nine other California teachers have taken issue with the 1977 Abod v. Detroit Board of Education decision that allows unions to collect “fair-share” dues for collective bargaining and other costs from those...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 10, 2016 | Commentary
Journalist Cokie Roberts once said, “Raise children you like because, if you don’t like them, nobody will, and you’re going to spend the rest of your life with them.” Unfortunately, so will the rest of us, too. Indeed, we already are, so...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 15, 2015 | Commentary
In case you didn’t know, last year Obama decreed that “schools can’t prevent students from using the restrooms that correspond with their gender identities without violating federal law.” And this was the government’s response in the case...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 14, 2015 | Commentary
When it comes to online courses, the name of the game–and big time, at that–is cheating. As Derek Newton recently reported in The Atlantic, “The growth in courses available on the Web has led to a growth in paid services that will impersonate...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 7, 2015 | Commentary
In case you missed the back story and update, here you go: Ahmed Mohamed, the Irving, Texas 14-year-old high schooler made headlines after being arrested for bringing in a home-made clock to school and was subsequently suspended for three days. Explained Irving...
