by Carol A. Josel | Apr 2, 2013 | Making Education News
The graduation rate rose to 78.2% for public school students, up from 71.7% in 2001. Overall, 3.1 million students received a diploma in 2010. The U.S. has slipped from #1 to #22 out of 27 developed countries in their graduation rate. An Education Sector survey found...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 28, 2013 | Making Education News
In the second $4 billion Race to the Top grant competition, 12 states won, but now three of them–D.C., Maryland, and Georgia–are not making enough progress on the promises they’d made in their winning applications, such as improving low-performing...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2013 | Making Education News
A Scholastic survey found that 58% of 6- to 17-year-olds believe they will always want to read books printed on paper even if e-books are available. Pennsylvania’s pension program is underfunded by a combined $41 billion. Overall, STEM (science, technology,...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 20, 2013 | Making Education News
Obama’s plan to provide pre-school for every 4-year-old in the country would cost state and federal governments as much as $15 billion more a year over the $9 billion already budgeted annually now. Under Obama’s NCLB waiver program, if a school has a...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 18, 2013 | Making Education News
For the fifth year in a row, Maryland’s public school system earned the top spot with a B+ in Education Weekly’s Quality Counts 2013. Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia cam in next with overall grades of B. Former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 12, 2013 | Making Education News
Currently, 20% of all men and 1/7 of all women between 20 and 24 lack a high school diploma, making it difficult for them to get good-paying jobs. About 38% of the $7.76 billion education-technology market goes to “instructional support.” Companies...
