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SciencePaul Katula - Monday, November 11, 20190

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.

EconomicsPaul Katula - Sunday, October 27, 20190

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.

HistoryPaul Katula - Friday, October 25, 20190

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.

AthleticsPaul Katula - Monday, October 21, 20190

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.

SciencePaul Katula - Monday, October 21, 20190

Fox Island disappears in the Chesapeake

An island that has provided some environmental education for many is being lost to rising sea levels in the Chesapeake Bay.

Arts

MusicalsPaul Katula - Friday, November 15, 20190

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.

Instrumental MusicPaul Katula - Saturday, October 26, 20190

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.

MusicalsPaul Katula - Saturday, October 26, 20190

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ bookends Halloween

Several high schools have decided to add a little spook to their musical stages in this season of Halloween. Music makes it happen.

AthleticsPaul Katula - Sunday, October 20, 20190

Ohio University hazing charges bring suspensions

The university is investigating hazing charges brought against several student organizations and social groups.

Athletics

Girls' VolleyballPaul Katula - Sunday, November 17, 20190

Girls’ volleyball champs in Illinois

We congratulate the Illinois state champions in girls' volleyball: Newark, St Teresa, Sterling, & Benet Academy.

Girls' VolleyballPaul Katula - Tuesday, October 22, 20190

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.

AthleticsPaul Katula - Monday, October 21, 20190

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.

Girls' Volleyball

Girls’ volleyball champs in Illinois

We congratulate the Illinois state champions in girls' volleyball: Newark, St Teresa, Sterling, & Benet Academy.

Paul Katula - Sunday, November 17, 2019 0

SciencePaul Katula - Monday, November 11, 20190

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.

Musicals

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.

Paul Katula - Friday, November 15, 2019 0

Nation/World

2 dead, 3 wounded in Calif. school shooting

Another school shooting has resulted in the death of 2 California high school students. The suspect shot himself and is in custody.

Paul Katula - Thursday, November 14, 2019 0

Recent Stories

Illinois

On the Naperville BWW racist incident

Paul Katula - Tuesday, November 5, 2019 0

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

Illinois

IL bill could excuse absences to vote

Paul Katula - Sunday, November 3, 2019 0

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

Economics

Loan forgiveness gains some bipartisan support

Paul Katula - Sunday, October 27, 2019 0

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.

Instrumental Music

A band teacher is IL Teacher of the Year

Paul Katula - Saturday, October 26, 2019 0

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

Girls’ volleyball champs in Illinois

We congratulate the Illinois state champions in girls' volleyball: Newark, St Teresa, Sterling, & Benet Academy.

Girls' Volleyball Paul Katula - Sunday, November 17, 2019 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.

History Paul Katula - Friday, October 25, 2019 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.

Maryland Paul Katula - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 0

Ohio University hazing charges bring suspensions

The university is investigating hazing charges brought against several student organizations and social groups.

Athletics Paul Katula - Sunday, October 20, 2019 0

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 - Saturday, October 19, 2019 0

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 - Sunday, March 10, 2019 0

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 - Thursday, February 21, 2019 0

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 - Monday, February 11, 2019 0

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 - Wednesday, February 6, 2019 0

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 - Friday, February 1, 2019 0

‘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 - Friday, January 25, 2019 0

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 - Wednesday, January 16, 2019 0

Maryland & Illinois

IllinoisPaul Katula - Tuesday, November 5, 20190

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