by Carol A. Josel | Oct 18, 2020 | Commentary, Making Education News, Making News
Character is much in the news of late—or should I say its lack as the country reels from rioting protestors, rising crime rates, and right on up to the highest echelons of government on BOTH sides of the aisle. As Arthur Schwartz, president of Character.org writes,...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
This first-ever state-by-state survey revealing how little Millennials and Gen Z know about history and the Holocaust is cause for great worry both culturally and educationally, as a new wave of anti-Semitism now overtakes America and Europe… World War II began with...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 20, 2020 | Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
It’s doubtful that the results of YouthTruth’s national survey of students in grades 5 through 12 regarding spring’s lockdown and all-remote schooling will surprise the parents of school-aged kids and/or their teachers. For instance: While 87% successfully handled the...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 13, 2020 | Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Quotable Quotes
Based on state and federal data from 2017 to 2019, Quality Counts 2020’s final grading of America’s schools—regarding academics, school finance, and long-term socio-economic indicators—is out now, and … Our overall average schooling grade is 75.9 points out of...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 7, 2020 | Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Making News
Got to admit: Am tired of reading/sharing the contents of endless school reopening articles and the teachers suing and/or threatening to strike if forced to return in person, so… This time around, am going with headlines only; they pretty much tell all you need...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 3, 2020 | Commentary, Making Education News
In pre-coronavirus days, Common Sense Media found that 80% of K-12 teachers had computing devices in their classrooms; that doesn’t mean, however, that they were big ed-tech fans. In fact, says Education Week’s Alyson Klein, “… Many see these companies as bad...
