by Carol A. Josel | Feb 12, 2013 | Making Education News
According to an ASCD survey, 32.34% of teacher would like additional taxpayer dollars to support a reduction in class size, and 8.56% want an increase in teacher pay. Only 2.64% want to see an increase in school security. According to a Gallup Student Poll, almost 80%...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 31, 2013 | Making Education News
In a Forward Institute report, among low-income schools, traditional public school students have higher achievement scores than those at charters, and, at public schools serving mostly low-income students, “the effects on achievement were less damaging in...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 29, 2013 | Making Education News
Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Tennessee will add at least 300 hours of learning time in some of their schools. Just over 1,000 schools across the country already have expanded schedules, 53% more than in 2009. The National Association for College...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 24, 2013 | Making Education News
The federal government has denied Pennsylvania’s request to evaluate charter school achievement using more lenient criteria, so they must now be assessed by the same standards as traditional public schools. Pennsylvania’s Education Secretary of Education...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 22, 2013 | Making Education News
In 24 California districts, only 20% of the students who repeated algebra in grade 9 achieved proficiency afterward. Nationwide, about 275,000 K-12 students attend school online. The 10 largest for-profit operators of online schools have spent about $94.4 million on...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 17, 2013 | Making Education News
The Common Core Standards have been adopted by 46 states and D.C. and will be in place by 2014. They will require that nonfiction texts represent 50% of elementary reading assignments and 70% by grade 12–much to the concern of many English teachers who must...
