by Carol A. Josel | Aug 15, 2013 | Making Education News
1. Next up: The Next Generation Science Standards said to be designed with the most- and least-advanced science students in mind. 2. The government is now allowing states that received their No Child Left Behind waivers by last summer to apply for a delay in using...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 13, 2013 | Making Education News
1) America spends more than any other developed nation for student education: more than $11,000 per elementary student in 2010, and more than $12,000 for a high schooler. 2) In 1970, 26% of the workforce had a college diploma; in 2012, 61% of the middle class had one....
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 8, 2013 | Making Education News
1. Beginning in spring 2015, the ACT exam will be offered both online and as a paper and pencil test. 2. Ability grouping is now back, thus helping teachers cope with students’ various skills and achievement levels. 3. Pennsylvania is proposing to toughen...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 6, 2013 | Making Education News
1) Only 39% of teachers say they are very satisfied with their jobs, down from 62% in 2008. 51% report feeling under great stress several days a week. 2) 85% of teachers say their principals are doing an excellent or pretty good job; 98% of principals give their...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 25, 2013 | Making Education News
1. More than one million students across the country have participated in a pilot of the math and English/language arts SBAC and PARCC Common Core standardized tests to help prepare teachers for when they really count. 2. The Next Generation Science Standards have...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 23, 2013 | Making Education News
1) A recent survey showed that 71% of 4th grade teachers grouped their students by reading ability in 2009, up from 28% in 1998. In math, 61% of them grouped by ability, up from 40% in 1996. 2) Obama’s School Improvement Grant program has given up to $2 million...
