Blogger urges: Burn & mutilate the Common Core
Should we fix the Common Core or just dump it? Here's another one of our point-counterpoint articles, this time with Laura Chapman. [...]Read More... from...
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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
More holes in the greatest VAM story ever told
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A meta-analysis out of Teachers College pokes holes in a highly touted study on value-added models used for teacher evaluation. [...]Read More... from More holes...
A data-driven failure becomes a clear lifelong learner
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Pharrell Williams, who recorded "Happy" for hundreds of millions on YouTube, would have gotten his teachers fired with education reform. [...]Read More... from A data-driven...
Remarks by Lillian Lowery at North Hagerstown HS
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Md. State Supt. of Schools Lillian Lowery delivered remarks about teacher evaluation at a new teacher academy on Monday. [...]Read More... from Remarks by Lillian...
Baltimore seeks to prepare H S grads for college
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Preparing students for college is not the same thing as graduating them from high school anymore. Tuition payments and debt mount. [...]Read More... from Baltimore...
Will CTU Prez Karen Lewis run for mayor of Chicago?
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During the Chicago teachers' strike two years ago, Karen Lewis emerged as a possible challenger for Rahm Emanuel. [...]Read More... from Will CTU Prez Karen...
Shots fired along route of Bud Billiken Parade
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A shooting near Chicago's annual back-to-school parade put a damper on the festivities and on people's thoughts about civility. [...]Read More... from Shots fired along...
IL football conferences change
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Some minor conference realignment in IL high school football took place before the start of the fall 2014 season. [...]Read More... from IL football conferences...
US looks at predatory (subprime) auto lending
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The US will investigate predatory car loans made to people who can't pay them back. Chapter 2 of the mortgage crisis. [...]Read More... from US...
NCAA violated antitrust laws
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The NCAA can't prohibit athletes from sharing in the revenue their names and images generate for colleges. Amateurism in the NCAA is threatened. [...]Read More......