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 12, 2020 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The back-to-school 2020 version began with most kids serving yet again as a captive virtual instruction audience, but the ties that bind have loosened, allowing many schools to now transition to a hybrid teaching model: typically three days of online learning, two...
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 24, 2020 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Of the 800 teens questioned in Common Sense Media’s remote instruction survey: 60% said online learning is worse than in-person instruction; 25% said it’s “much worse.” And yet, 42% think schooling now should be fully remote; 37% prefer the hybrid model, with 19%...
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...
