by Carol A. Josel | Jan 5, 2025 | Academics, Making Education News
The 1983 eye opener, A Nation at Risk, highlighted declining student achievement and SAT scores, too. An indictment, if you will, of our public schools that preceded such education reforms as George W. Bush’s NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and Obama’s ESSA (Every Student...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 25, 2024 | Articles, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Parenting
Amy Rock, Campus Safety’s Executive Editor, and Education Week’s Mark Lieberman report that, between 2013 and 2019, public school enrollment rose right there along with the rest of the U.S. population—until the pandemic took a sledgehammer to the numbers....
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 3, 2024 | Academics, Making Education News
1. An American Educational Research Association study that followed 814 low-, middle-, and high-income children for 26 years found that, most high-income children experience 6 or more “opportunities” between birth and high school. However, 66% of those from...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 15, 2024 | AI in Education News, Carol A Josel, Making Education News
Pennsylvania public libraries and high schoolers in 750 schools have been sent copies of 1/6: A Graphic Novel that asks: “What would have happened if the January 6, 2021 insurrection had been successful?” The stated goal: “To convey the risks facing American democracy...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 16, 2024 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News
1. In a recent ACTA poll of more than 3,000 college grads, just 15% of them think America is the greatest country on Earth, while about 50% think hard work doesn’t guarantee success. PLUS: ** Only 31% knew that James Madison was the Father of the Constitution. **...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 28, 2024 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News
According to proponents and Joe Feldman, author of Grading for Equity, the following do NOT measure mastery of content and should NOT COUNT towards a student’s grade: Homework Classroom participation Student behavior Ability to meet deadlines Attendance On the other...
