by Carol A. Josel | Jun 4, 2021 | Articles, In The News, Making Education News
Education Week’s Sarah Schwartz recently reported that “Lawmakers in eight states have introduced legislation that may make it harder for teachers to talk about racism, sexism, and bias in the classroom.” Those eight states banning “the teaching of what they deem...
by Carol A. Josel | May 21, 2021 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
*** On April 25, after its passage through the House, Idaho’s State Senate passed HB377 banning the teaching of Critical Race Theory. On May 1, GOP governor Brad Little signed it into law. In part it reads, “No public institution of higher education, school district,...
by Carol A. Josel | May 9, 2021 | In The News, Making Education News
*** Recently, Corey DeAngelis, national director of research at the American Federation for Children and executive director at the Educational Freedom Institute, looked into school reopenings in the time of COVID-19. For his study, he analyzed data on school reopening...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 16, 2021 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Quotable Quotes
*** Manhattan’s private K-12 Grace Church School wants its students to use “inclusive language.” For instance, instead of “mom,” “dad,” and/or “parent”–such terms they advise “make assumptions about their home life”–students should say,...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 3, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Making Education News
About how children grow into hate-filled adults, Bosnian genocide survivor Amra Sabic-El-Rayess writes that “… My research suggests the answer is in radicalizing education where extremist narratives minimize the relevance of teachers. These narratives are...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2021 | Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Making News
First came Oregon’s “Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction” suggesting that having kids show their work is a crutch for teachers, that there isn’t a right or wrong answer, and that grading “reinforces inequity…” In its wake came Illinois’s...
