Wallet Hub.com school rankings are a sham
A report from Wallet Hub.com that ranks IL 17th and Md. 14th in school quality is not to be trusted due to a reliance on...
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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
Fantasy football makes a math class in Decatur
By Paul Katula
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Two 6th-grade math teachers at an IL school are using fantasy football to teach students about algebra and arithmetic. What a contest! [...]Read More... from...
Marching word wall, Sept. 22
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Today's marching band word wall defines six and six (for drum majors), mark time, and eight and eights with the Santa Clara Vanguard. It's also...
Gas leak, evac at Md. school
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A middle school in Towson, Md., was evacuated briefly this morning due to a gas leak. Time to review those emergency plans with students and...
Ad hoc report for football prediction performance
By Paul Katula
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IL football predictions have been turned on, based on a mathematical model for team strength. About 18% of games played were "upsets" under the model....
On the human trafficking seminars in Central IL
By Paul Katula
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Seminars that teach people to identify human trafficking won't help the problem, and we need serious people to get to work on this. Now. [...]Read...
Marching word wall, Sept. 21
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Today's marching band word wall defines eight to five, company front, and the pit. It's also a contest. [...]Read More... from Marching word wall, Sept....
Dems propose charter moratorium in Michigan
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A handful of Democrats in Michigan want to propose a moratorium on the approval of charter schools, which Republicans say won't fly. [...]Read More... from...
Galesburg – The Addams Family – Halloween weekend
By Paul Katula
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Among the IL high schools that will perform The Addams Family musical this year are Galesburg, Wauconda, East Richland, and Mt Pulaski. [...]Read More... from...
Student poets read their work at the White House
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Congratulations to the five high school students who were named National Student Poets in a White House ceremony last week. [...]Read More... from Student poets...