by Carol A. Josel | Dec 6, 2020 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making News
A mid-October Pew Research Center survey that compared taking an online-only course with an in-person one found that: Just 30% said they “provide equal educational value.” 68% said they do NOT. So now imagine being one of the countless kids who, from mid-March to...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 29, 2020 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making News
Since mid-March we’ve been pretty much stuck in an unending bad movie or Twilight Zone episode called COVID-19 that’s now infected 12,818,000 Americans and claimed some 262,000 lives. Among the virus’s other miserable side effects: Finds the U.S. Census Bureau, about...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 3, 2020 | In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The EdWeek Research Center has found that 31% of teachers and district leaders said teacher morale was “much lower” in August than before the pandemic, up from 26% in June. Plus, 32% of teachers said they’re likely to resign because of COVID, up from 12% in May. A...
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 | Aug 30, 2020 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The back-to-school frenzy is on, but with a decidedly political twist, as the following surveys reveal. A recent month-long Gallup Panel found that: 57% of K-12 teachers are “very concerned” about being exposed to the coronavirus on the job: 18% of teachers are...
