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Schooling in 2021: Declining Enrollment, a Watered-Down Call for Reopenings, Transgender Rights, and More

by Carol A. Josel | Feb 14, 2021 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

*** 1.  A recent Barr Foundation survey found that 50% of kids prefer full-time, in-person learning vs. 34% preferring a hybrid model, and just 16% going with remote instruction. *** 2.  About 20% of National Education Association teachers have now been vaccinated,...

Headlining: Axing the 1776 Commission, Bezos As Educator, Rising Suicides, Toddlers on Touchscreens, and More

by Carol A. Josel | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News

We already know Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so six more weeks of winter. We also know that we’ve got a new President and Congress, and that the pandemic is still in charge of much of our lives, as we scramble to get vaccinated. But did you know that: On his very...

Ready or Not: Big Debt, New Hires, Name Changes, Banned Books, and the “F” Word, Too

by Carol A. Josel | Jan 31, 2021 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, Making Education News

Hold on to your collective hats, everyone. 2021 is just one month old, but big changes are in the air. What’s old is new again, and some things will never be the same … The 2020 federal budget deficit hit $3 trillion+. So far, each taxpayer’s share of the federal...

And the Biden $1.9 Trillion Goes To…

by Carol A. Josel | Jan 24, 2021 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

  Before rounding the corner and homing in on home plate—Inauguration Day 2021—President-Elect Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, an add-on to Congress’s March $3 Trillion COVID relief plan and December’s $900 billion. Here’s a quick—albeit...

Substitute Teacher Shortages and Disconnected Homeless Students

by Carol A. Josel | Jan 17, 2021 | In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News

An August 2020 National Education Association survey found that: 28% of educators said the pandemic made them likelier to leave teaching. Meanwhile, back in mid-November, the EdWeek Research Center survey of a nationally representative sample of 913 pre-K...

The Toll Exacted by Learning & Living Remotely

by Carol A. Josel | Jan 10, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

Thanks to the COVID vaccine, the light is on at the end of the tunnel, but it’s still a long way off and for many kids that translates into more on and off again remote instruction, with mental health and more on the chopping block… Turns out that 39% of districts...
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