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Writing Beats Keyboarding; Printed Text Beats Digital Text, And Yet…

by Carol A. Josel | Feb 4, 2024 | Academics, Making Education News

The Associated Press’s Collin Binkley reports that, “Congress gave schools a record $190 billion but didn’t require them to publicly report individualized purchases…, and the full scope of the spending is unknown.” An Edtech Evidence Exchange analysis says, “The U.S....

Hooked by Design on Social Media

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 2, 2023 | Articles, Commentary, Making Education News

  They did it on purpose right from Facebook’s start back in 2004, designing algorithms that would keep kids repeatedly coming back for more, addicting them to social media: 35% of U.S. teens report “almost constant” use of social media platforms 42% of U.S. teens...

A School-Wise Start-of-Fall Update

by Carol A. Josel | Sep 22, 2023 | Academics, Making Education News

Ah, change; am not very good at it, but here we go anyway, as summer loosens its grip, the sun moves into Libra, and fall officially arrives tomorrow, September 23. Officially called the autumnal equinox, it’s one of the only two times a year that the earth’s axis...

2023’s Changing Face of America’s Public Schools

by Carol A. Josel | Sep 11, 2023 | Making Education News

Of Note:  This week The New York Times published the Opinion piece, “We Can Only Fight Learning Loss with Accountability.” In it, Michael J. Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and visiting fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, writes “The bad...

The Scoop on 4 Strategies in Place to Combat Teacher Shortages

by Carol A. Josel | Sep 2, 2023 | Academics, Making Education News

“Because one teacher made a seat for me, I found my passion.” ~ Rebecka Peterson, 2023’s National Teacher of the Year FACT:  A June 2023 analysis conducted by districtadministration.com found that: Nearly 30% of teachers left the profession during the 2021-22 school...

Teachers +Artificial Intelligence = Buyer Beware

by Carol A. Josel | Aug 24, 2023 | Articles, Commentary, Making Education News

  Siri co-founder Adam Cheyer reminds us that, “The most important thing in education, in my opinion, is staring into the eyes of an inspiring human teacher. Again, a lot of it comes from motivation. If there’s a teacher who can really make me want to succeed, want to...
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