by Carol A. Josel | Jul 9, 2014 | Making Education News
1. The U.S. has the second-highest level of child poverty among 35 economically advanced countries–23% vs. Finland’s 5.3%. 2. Students and graduate students now owe more than $1 trillion in education loans, putting it right behind the housing debt. 3. ...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 8, 2014 | Making Education News
1. Code.org has rolled out its computer-science education programs at 30 school districts across the country, providing curriculum and professional development, as well as mentor teachers. 2. Sean McComb, an English teacher at Patapsco High School and Center for the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 2, 2014 | Making Education News
Data reveals 1) Charter schools receive an average of $3,509 less per students than those in traditional public schools. 2) Data reveals that by 8th grade, 48% of girls receive a mix of A’s and B’s compared to 31% of boys. Plus, boys account for 71% of all...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 1, 2014 | Making Education News
1. The Obama administration has started requiring poorly-performing Head Start providers to compete against other local providers–and win–in order to keep their grants for the next five years. 2. The bi-partisan Success and Opportunity through Quality...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 25, 2014 | Making Education News
1) 13 states do not belong to either the PARCC or SBAC Common Core testing consortia, considerably more than at the outset. 2) According to a Gates Foundation survey of 20,000 K-12 teachers, 73% said they’re “enthusiastic about implementing the Common...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 24, 2014 | Making Education News
1. The U.S. Department of Education handed out $53.6 billion in Obama’s stimulus money to help K-12 budgets as long was they publicly reported on numerous education indicators, such as the performance of charters and the percentage of high school grads...
