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The Uphill Battle Facing America’s Traditional Public K-12 Schools

by Carol A. Josel | Feb 1, 2025 | Carol A Josel, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

Moody’s Ratings has now given our traditional K-12 public schools “a negative outlook.” The top reason: slowing revenue. The $121.9 billion from the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief III had to be spent by January 28, 2025, now extended to March 2026–but...

Trillions in Spending, Trillions in Debt, and Schooling’s Piece of the Pie

by Carol A. Josel | Jul 14, 2023 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

  There never seems to be enough of the green stuff to go around, and sometimes songs are written about it, like Abba’s “Money, Money, Money,” which starts off with: “I work all night, I work all day to pay the bills I have to payAin’t it...

Porn Has Gone Mainstream and Our Kids Are Watching

by Carol A. Josel | Jan 29, 2023 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact

Growing up in the restrictive 50’s and 60’s, much of what I wanted to do was off-limits. Wasn’t allowed to wear makeup—not even lipstick.  Cursing, too, was frowned upon; even telling my sister to “shut up”  got me a scolding. Among the universal...

Social Media Ensnaring Our Kids: Hook, Line, and Sinker

by Carol A. Josel | Jan 6, 2023 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making News, Parenting

Though I rely on it every day, am not a big tech fan. Not anymore. Sure, I love keeping up with faraway friends. And no more card catalogs and endless book shelf searches, but I still miss the library itself, its quiet, studious air… Just don’t really need it...

Hot Diggity Dog, It’s Summertime and the Eatin’ Is Good!!

by Carol A. Josel | Jul 12, 2022 | Articles, It’s a Fact

  Wieners, frankfurters, franks, weenies, dogs, pups, red hots… Out with the hat and gloves, out with frosted-over windshields and early sunsets. In with sprinklers and flowers, bathing suits and, if lucky, get-away vacations. For many, we’re in the middle of the best...

Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2 – May 6, Falls Short

by Carol A. Josel | May 2, 2022 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

  Every May, Teacher Appreciation Week comes around, five days set aside once a year to recognize the work of educators. But is it enough? I mean, really… When the Pandemic hit, teachers were applauded for transitioning from in-person to remote teaching; everyone was...
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