by Carol A. Josel | Mar 14, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
The students chant: “No Summit! No Summit” echoed across McPherson Middle School’s campus on a recent, cold January afternoon. The reason: Facebook’s ChanZuckerberg Initiative’s Summit Learning. Said 7th grader Drake Madden, “It’s a learning program that is supposed...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 21, 2019 | In The News, Making Education News
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association’s agreement includes:1) A 7% to 11% increase in base salary of $43,255 for a starting teacher; 2) A “clear and transparent 20-step salary schedule; 3) Full cost of living increases in the 2nd and 3rd year of the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 23, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
Six days ago, 34,000 Los Angeles educators took to the streets; today, they’re back in the classroom. And, although they haven’t yet signed on the dotted line, it looks like the 8th major teacher walkout in recent times has ended, but… As Curmudgucation blogger...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 14, 2017 | Making Education News
With thanks to USA Today’s N’dea Yancey-Bragg: As if news about kids’ online activities couldn’t get any worse, it just has… Indeed, according to the Cyberbullying Research Center, about 6% of our kids, 6 through 17, have actually bullied...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 6, 2017 | Making Education News
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 37% of black, first-time college students who enrolled in 2011-12 were no longer in school after three years. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 30% of Hispanic, first-time college...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 11, 2017 | Making Education News
A survey of 5,000 students conducted by Charlotte Robertson, co-founder of Digital Awareness UK, certainly meets my good news standard. It turns out that many kids are now saying enough is enough when it comes to Facebook and its similarly fetching social media...
