by Carol A. Josel | Jul 29, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “Back in 2011, the administration’s Race to the Top sweepstakes . . . had a round focused on early childhood education. The first priority that states were asked to consider as they wrote their proposals was this: ‘Priority 1: Absolutely...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 22, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “In fact, I think Common Core is going to set education back even further because you’re dictating curriculum, what people are supposed to regurgitate on some kind of an assessment that’s supposed to gauge how well kids have learned the material...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 15, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** On online schools: “Like the charter schools, they have no busing costs, they have no transportation costs, there’s just a whole series of costs they don’t have. So the question is, why would we give them as much money as we give to traditional...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 8, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “I reject the idea that [accountability-based testing] forces people to cheat.” ~ Arne Duncan, U.S. Education Secretary ** “In the years ahead, the burden will be on unions to develop policies rooted in information-era schools where student...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 1, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“When I was a child, back in the Parenting Stone Age (a.k.a. the Parentocentric Era), your parents were the most important people in the family. They paid the bills, bought your clothes, prepared the food you ate, took care of you when you were sick, drove you...
by Carol A. Josel | May 20, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
“Kids are in school for six hours a day. The rest of the time, they’re at home. And unless parents work in concert with their children’s teachers, their children will never be able to reach their true potential. Over the summer, it’s entirely...
