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...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 20, 2013 | Making Education News
Currently, 20% of all men and 1/7th 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...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 14, 2013 | Making Education News
In addition to the Race to the Top for districts granting awards of $5 million to $40 million over 4 years to districts, the FY12 budget included Effective Teachers and Leaders State Grants of $2.5 billion. For the FY13 budget, the Title II Teacher Quality Grants are...
