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 | Aug 28, 2024 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News
According to proponents and Joe Feldman, author of Grading for Equity, the following do NOT measure mastery of content and should NOT COUNT towards a student’s grade: Homework Classroom participation Student behavior Ability to meet deadlines Attendance On the other...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 20, 2023 | Academics, Making Education News
Virginia’s Fairfax County Schools has withheld National Merit awards from hundreds of students, done, says its website “to keep equity at the center of the curriculum” and “to eliminate gaps in opportunity, access, and achievement for students.” D’s and F’s were also...
