$100,000 grant will train teachers to keep kids moving
Lots of money is being spent in a Colorado school district to train teachers how to get students moving around during the school day. Waste.
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Paul Katula
Paul Katula is the executive editor of the Voxitatis Research Foundation, which publishes this blog. For more information, see the About page.
Stories by Paul Katula
On preparing schools for online testing from PARCC
By Paul Katula
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Schools should already be preparing for online testing this spring. Whatever your politics behind these tests may be, here's a checklist to help with preparation.
Dunlap CUSD 323 hopes to leave troubles behind
By Paul Katula
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A bit of drama at last month's school board meeting gave a very public view of underlying troubles as a district deals with deficits.
Republican concedes House in Md.’s westernmost district
By Paul Katula
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Md.'s westernmost House district was won by a Democrat, which gives us the opportunity to look (mathematically) at gerrymandering.
Sun publishes irresponsible op-ed on bottom-up reform
By Paul Katula
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An op-ed in the <em>Baltimore Sun</em> calls on Marylanders to enact bottom-up education reform, since top-down reform hasn't worked.
Election puts >100 women in Congress for 1st time ever
By Paul Katula
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More than 100 women will serve in the US Congress beginning in January. It's the first time that's ever happened.
District forgets to cancel phone contract & wastes money
By Paul Katula
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Forgetting to cancel an old contract for phone service cost one IL district some money after they switched to a new provider.
Sportsmanship reigns as amputee scores a touchdown
By Paul Katula
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A true act of sportsmanship on a high school football field in Baltimore shows us that sports is about much more than the score.
Election returns for education
By Paul Katula
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Today is Election Day, and several states have votes that will directly or indirectly address education policy in the US.
27 IL football teams finish the regular season 9-0
By Paul Katula
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Congratulations to the 27 IL varsity football teams that finished the 2014 season undefeated with a record of 9-0.