by Carol A. Josel | Jul 23, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, Making News
Brandeis University: A private, co-ed university with an acceptance rate of 30% charges students big bucks to attend: Tuition: $59,408 Mandated Activity Fee: $598 Room/Basic Double: $9,380 Board/12 meals + 850 points/semester: $7,070 TOTAL: $76,457 Add-ons include,...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 11, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, Making Education News, Making News
Back on May 4, Education Week’s Sarah Schwartz wrote, “Teaching has long been a profession with long hours and low pay. Compared to other jobs that require a similar level of education and training, teachers make less money. Still, many educators will say they didn’t...
by Carol A. Josel | May 28, 2021 | Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Education Week’s Sarah D. Sparks took on the question, “How Much Real Learning Time Are Students Losing during the Pandemic?” She writes… Unfortunately, a series of new analyses suggest that the pandemic disrupted both of the most critical kinds of educational time....
by Carol A. Josel | May 1, 2021 | Articles, Commentary, Making News
In mid-April, Campus Reform’s video reporter Addison Smith headed to Georgetown University, camera on and rolling, and asked numerous students about “specific measures regarding voting integrity.” These included: Voter expansion Requiring weekend early voting for two...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 10, 2021 | Articles, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
*** The Board of Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District has diverted $25 million from the Los Angeles School Police Department to fund its Black Achievement Plan designed to “empower community groups, improve student literacy, and reduce...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2021 | Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Making News
First came Oregon’s “Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction” suggesting that having kids show their work is a crutch for teachers, that there isn’t a right or wrong answer, and that grading “reinforces inequity…” In its wake came Illinois’s...
