by Carol A. Josel | Nov 11, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “For years now, federal education policy has largely ignored the issue of poverty, with too many school reformers arguing that citing the effects of living in poverty as a big obstacle to achievement in schools is ‘an excuse.’ Schools, they say,...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 4, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “What’s so atrocious is that Eric Holder, the Obama Department of Justice, [is] using the same rules intended to protect low-income children, intended to allow them to go to better schools, now wants to use those same rules to force these kids to go...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 28, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “… These days, any school with low test scores is called a ‘failing school’ without any inquiry into the circumstances of the school. Instead of closing the school or privatizing it, the responsible officials should act to improve the...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 14, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “There is no question that American society is becoming increasingly callous and coarse, and part of the reason is that derelict moms and dad refuse to set boundaries for their children. Many parents are distracted and care more about themselves than their...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 30, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** ” …Teachers and other staff members know much more about what is happening with kids than those school employees ever report. We know which kids are showing up hung over, which kids hide in the library to avoid the lunchroom, which kids are suddenly...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 23, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “Parents need to understand how fantastic these [common core] standards are going to be for their children because, for the first time, we actually started looking at college and career readiness. In many states, including mine, the old kindergarten math...
