by Carol A. Josel | Jul 16, 2021 | In The News
Everything we do and say matters; everything we do and say has consequences… *** Tweeted New York Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar, “We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity. We have seen...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 9, 2021 | Commentary, In The News
First, chivalry died, then civility, ethics, morality, and gratitude came tumbling after, straight into the divisive 2020s, not just applauded by millions, but promoted, too, even on the 4th of July. *** U.S. track and field, hammer throwing Olympic bronze medal...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 6, 2021 | In The News, Making Education News
Quality Counts grades all 50 states and the country, too, on what’s known as the Chance-for-Success Index, resulting in “a snapshot of a person’s prospect of successful outcomes over a lifetime, from early childhood to adulthood and the working world.” To...
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...