by Carol A. Josel | Sep 4, 2013 | Making Education News
1) A SmartBrief on EdTech found that 53% of respondents said their school or district has adequate technology in place to implement Common Core and its online assessments; 43% said they are not tech-ready. 2) Researchers find that math teachers are “moderately...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 20, 2013 | Making Education News
1) In reading on the NAEP, 9-year-olds posted an average score of 221, up 13 points from 1971; for 13-year-olds, the average score jumped from 255 to 263, but for 17-year-olds, scores were statistically unchanged at 287. 2) A 2009 Stanford University study found that...
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...
