by Carol A. Josel | Nov 20, 2013 | Making Education News
1) America invests some $600 billion every year in education. 2) American taxpayers will soon spend $1 billion a year to help families pay private school tuition, but there is little evidence that the program yields academic gains. 3) A SmartBrief on EdTech poll found...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 12, 2013 | Making Education News
1) A Thomas B. Fordham Institute estimates that the total cost of implementing the Common Core standards will be between $3 billion and $12 billion depending on which approaches states use. 2) A Scholastic poll of more than 2,000 teachers finds that 75% of them think...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 31, 2013 | Making Education News
1Teacher prep programs hoping for approval must now show that candidates in districts are satisfied with the quality of their training and document that their grads then boost student achievement. Plus, entering candidates must carry a 3.0 GPA with college admission...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 29, 2013 | Making Education News
1) Teachers in traditional public schools average almost 14 years of experience. 2) The number of teachers with 5 or fewer years of experience role to 28% in 2007-08 from 17% in 1987-88. 3) A SmaartBrief on Ed Tech poll finds that 86.67% of respondents are excited...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 24, 2013 | Making Education News
1. California’s move to suspend most of its accountability testing for one year as it transitions from its own state assessments to field testing the Common Core tests caused Education Secretary to threaten withholding funding if the state proceeds. 2. The...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 17, 2013 | Making Education News
1. The final application for the second Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge is now available. Up for grabs: $280 million, of which Pennsylvania is for hoping for $52.2 million. 2. The Gates Foundation has already pumped more than $160 million into developing and...
