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SciencePaul Katula - 0

Most detailed images ever of the sun

A new telescope at the National Solar Observatory snapped the most detailed pictures of the sun's surface we have ever seen.
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Feds boost Bay funding

Restoration efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed received a boost in federal funding in the budget Congress passed last month.
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Mercury makes a transit; next in 2032

A transit of Mercury occurred today and was visible from the US, provided you had sunny skies. It was one of longest possible transits.
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EconomicsPaul Katula - 0

Loan forgiveness gains some bipartisan support

One Republican from GA, who used to work under Betsy DeVos at the US Education Dept, offers a plan to forgive some student loan debt.
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HistoryPaul Katula - 0

New IL law ensures inclusion of LGBTQ+

A law will take effect next school year in IL that will require students to study LGBTQ history as part of the social studies curriculum.
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Arts

Vocal MusicPaul Katula - 0

Calif. h.s. choir sings with social distancing

Performances with the assistance of technology can spread inspiration across the globe even as the coronavirus spreads illness and disease.
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Marching BandPaul Katula - 0

Md. & IL bands perform on New Year’s in Europe

Bands from IL and Md. once again entertained thousands of people who lined the streets of London and Rome on New Year's Day.
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MusicalsPaul Katula - 0

A weekend of ‘band geeks’ across America

The musical Band Geeks was in performance at a MD high school, just as marching bands from across America named a national champion.
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Instrumental MusicPaul Katula - 0

A band teacher is IL Teacher of the Year

IL named a band teacher the 2020 Teacher of the Year on Oct. 19. He individualizes music instruction and shares his work with 1000s.
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Athletics

Girls' VolleyballPaul Katula - 0

Girls’ volleyball champs in Illinois

We congratulate the Illinois state champions in girls' volleyball: Newark, St Teresa, Sterling, & Benet Academy.
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Downers North lights up the gym for Beth

Ongoing fundraising drives for a Downers Grove N. volleyball player killed by an intoxicated driver in Feb. are going strong in this western suburb.
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High-payroll Yankees don’t make World Series

The World Series begins Tuesday, but some of the playoff games can teach us valuable things about youth sports, investment, etc.
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Nation/World

Distance learning begins as Covid-19 thrives

What we learn during & from coronavirus, a challenging & imminent crisis, will provide insights into so many aspects of our lives.
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Illinois temporarily closes all schools

IL schools will be closed on Tuesday, March 17, through at least March 30. Schools in 18 states are now closed due to coronavirus.
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Vocal Music

Calif. h.s. choir sings with social distancing

Performances with the assistance of technology can spread inspiration across the globe even as the coronavirus spreads illness and disease.
Paul Katula - 0
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Illinois

Families plan to stay healthy during closures

Although schools are doing what they can to keep students learning and healthy during the coronavirus outbreak, that duty now shifts to parents.
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Recent Stories

Maryland

Coronavirus closures & cancellations

Paul Katula - 0
Many schools are closed and sports tournaments cancelled across America during what the president called a national emergency: coronavirus.
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Nation/World

Coronavirus closes schools in Seattle

Paul Katula - 0
The coronavirus pandemic has caused colleges to cancel classes, and now Seattle Public Schools became the nation's first large district to cancel classes due to the virus.
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Science

Most detailed images ever of the sun

Paul Katula - 0
A new telescope at the National Solar Observatory snapped the most detailed pictures of the sun's surface we have ever seen.
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Science

Feds boost Bay funding

Paul Katula - 0
Restoration efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed received a boost in federal funding in the budget Congress passed last month.
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Student Reports

Girls’ volleyball champs in Illinois

We congratulate the Illinois state champions in girls' volleyball: Newark, St Teresa, Sterling, & Benet Academy.
Girls' Volleyball Paul Katula - 0
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New IL law ensures inclusion of LGBTQ+

A law will take effect next school year in IL that will require students to study LGBTQ history as part of the social studies curriculum.
History Paul Katula - 0
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MoCo doubles down on summer learning loss

Research is at least equivocal about summer learning loss, but maybe there's something to a new plan in Montgomery County, Md.
Maryland Paul Katula - 0
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Ohio University hazing charges bring suspensions

The university is investigating hazing charges brought against several student organizations and social groups.
Athletics Paul Katula - 0
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Vaping in a Md. high school

Clarksburg HS, like others in Montgomery County and across the nation, has a vaping problem among its students.
Maryland Paul Katula - 0
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New auditorium at Good Counsel curses the Yankees

A new auditorium at Our Lady of Good Counsel helped bring a production of Damn Yankees to life at the Md. Catholic school.
Musicals Paul Katula - 0
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Survey points to what worries teens

Depressions & anxiety are among the primary stressors in teens' lives, according to a survey. They worry about other things, too.
Psychology Paul Katula - 0
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Count Basie Orchestra runs a clinic at New Trier

When Count Basie's Orchestra came to New Trier HS, students from 45 schools got a swinging master class & a history lesson.
Instrumental Music Paul Katula - 0
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Openings for good math teachers can be found

Should schools that have trouble finding good math teachers pursue alternative-certification pathways to fill their ranks?
Math Paul Katula - 0
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Weird things this polar vortex brought

Unusual things have happened during the polar vortex that sent temps in the Midwest plummeting to well below zero.
Performing Arts Paul Katula - 0
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‘It’s about time,’ tweets Hogan

Students in Maryland, where so many furloughed federal workers live, write about the effects of the shutdown.
Maryland Paul Katula - 0
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Racism lingers despite some positive signs

Racism and discrimination, whatever euphemism we decide to call it, will never disappear from America, opines one student.
History Paul Katula - 0
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Maryland & Illinois

IllinoisPaul Katula - 0

Families plan to stay healthy during closures

Although schools are doing what they can to keep students learning and healthy during the coronavirus outbreak, that duty now shifts to parents.
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MarylandPaul Katula - 0

Coronavirus closures & cancellations

Many schools are closed and sports tournaments cancelled across America during what the president called a national emergency: coronavirus.
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MarylandPaul Katula - 0

Howard Co. sounds an under-staffing alarm

Teachers in a Md. district have filed a grievance over missing planning and lunch periods and, as a result, putting the most vulnerable students at risk.
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IllinoisPaul Katula - 0

On the Naperville BWW racist incident

A racist incident at a Naperville, IL, sports bar indicates that the threads of racism are strong, perhaps as strong as ever.
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IllinoisPaul Katula - 0

IL bill could excuse absences to vote

A proposed law in IL could give students up to two hours during the school day so they could vote in the upcoming election.
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MarylandPaul Katula - 0

MoCo doubles down on summer learning loss

Research is at least equivocal about summer learning loss, but maybe there's something to a new plan in Montgomery County, Md.
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