by Carol A. Josel | Aug 29, 2013 | Making Education News
1). In the 2012-13 school year, funding for pre-school programs for 4-year-olds rose by $181 million to $5.3 billion. 2). Obama has now proposed $75 billion in grants to promote his plan for high-quality preschools. 3) The Obama administration has come up with a plan...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 19, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “The U.S. Department of Education has a specific role within the federal government, fostering the education and growth of our nation’s students. The coordination of federal education programs, management of education activities, and supplementing...
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 17, 2013 | Making Education News
1. A recent study found that when math teachers accompany their lessons with hand gestures, students performed better on tests of the material covered. 2. A recent study found that what children know about numbers as they begin first grade plays a big role in...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 17, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“At the elementary level, [value-added] is a pretty reliable measure in terms of predicting how teachers will perform the following year. At the high school level, it is quite a bit less reliable, so the score for using this to improve student outcomes is much...
