by Carol A. Josel | Mar 31, 2025 | Making Education News, Parenting
Recently, Education Week’s Libby Stanford reported that, three years ago, Adlai Stevenson Elementary had little to boast: As the lowest-performing elementary school in Pennsylvania’s Southfield School District, it found itself hemorrhaging students. The...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 7, 2025 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Parenting
According to a recent, nationwide Gallup poll of 1,005 adults, 18 and older: ** Between 2019 and 2025, those reporting dissatisfaction with our K-12 public schools rose from 61% to 7 ** Those saying they’re satisfied with our schools is at its lowest since 2001....
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 25, 2024 | Articles, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Parenting
Amy Rock, Campus Safety’s Executive Editor, and Education Week’s Mark Lieberman report that, between 2013 and 2019, public school enrollment rose right there along with the rest of the U.S. population—until the pandemic took a sledgehammer to the numbers....
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 20, 2024 | Articles, Guest Blog, Parenting
Don’t Wonder How to Start Family Discussions. Find Out Here. Guest Blog by Jean Tracy, founder of kidsdiscuss.com Parents are like gardeners nurturing a young plant, ensuring it grows strong and healthy. Conversations at home are like sunlight and water—vital for your...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 23, 2024 | Academics, Articles, Carol A Josel, Parenting
Dear Parents, Ready or not, it’s upon us… Retailers got started way back on July 4 with early back-to-school sales, and many took full advantage, while others are still getting the job done, shopping, filling bookbags, and readying everything for day one of the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 12, 2024 | Carol A Josel, Commentary, Making Education News, Parenting
These ongoing unsettled times keep impacting our collective well-being and taking a big toll on many of our kids, too. After long-endured remote instruction, masking, and isolation, the “new normal” arrived. Up now: “norm erosion” to explain what’s behind the 14...
