by Carol A. Josel | Nov 21, 2025 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Parenting
1. According to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, peanut allergies fell 43% between 2017 and 2020, primarily because peanut products are being introduced to babies early on. 2. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s finance instructor Mary Fox Luquette says...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 28, 2025 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News
A different kind of report card… Traditional public schools keep making headlines about everything from enrollment and absenteeism to teacher shortages, cell phones, and AI, so this summer, Gallup/PDK polled 1,005 adults and found that: ** 59% would likely...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 16, 2025 | 2024 NAEP test results, Academics, Making Education News
With thanks to Education Week, do you know that…? *** The 2024-25 School Year Money Train: + + Federal Spending: $ $119.1 billion (About $2,400 per student) ++ State Spending: $383.9 billion (About $7,738 per student) + + Local Spending: $375.2 billion (About...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 8, 2025 | Academics, Education reform, Making Education News
As grades and graduation rates keep rising … About Equitable Grading policies—such as no zeros, no penalties for late work, unlimited test/quiz retakes, no credit for completed assignments, and none for class participation—a Rand Corporation/Fordham Institute...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 14, 2025 | Making Education News
“We’re thinking too narrowly if we’re thinking that teachers’ unions are just focused on education or just focused on supporting teachers. Education decision-making is moving out of education arenas, and… teachers’ unions are engaged in broader politics outside of...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 6, 2025 | Academics, AI in Education News, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
“Funding uncertainty, budget constraints, and a move toward paring down inventories of educational technology are top of mind for many district officials… Despite these downward pressures on ed-tech adoption, the number of tech tools in use in school systems continues...
