Hopkins long-term study: family & income matter
Our thoughts on groundbreaking research out of Johns Hopkins: family & socioeconomic status play the biggest role in determining kids' future. [...]Read More... from Hopkins...
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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
Above the fold: Teachers not credentialed in subjects
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The Chicago Tribune has discovered that some teachers don't have the full credentials to teach the subjects they're teaching. Interesting yet dull. [...]Read More... from...
School discipline evolves in Md.
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We are starting to take a closer look at limiting out-of-school suspensions for students who don't commit violent offenses. There are a few issues. [...]Read...
Calif. limits full-contact football practice time
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The latest trend in high school football to protect kids' brains involves limiting the amount of tackling they do during practice. [...]Read More... from Calif....
Ecstasy overdose possible in Md. concert deaths
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Two young adults died at a daylong concert at a world-renowned venue in Maryland, probably because they had abused Ecstasy. [...]Read More... from Ecstasy overdose...
Bill may kill the Eastern Shore wind farm
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A proposed wind farm on Md.'s Eastern Shore could be stopped before it begins if a defense appropriations bill passes as it's now written. [...]Read...
Blogging teacher disparages school & loses in court
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A federal judge said negative and crude blog comments by a teacher about other teachers and students were not entitled to free speech protection. [...]Read...
Unaccompanied children in Md. need school supplies
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Sending unaccompanied alien children from Central America to school will stretch some systems a little. Help is sought from the public to meet some basic...
Hinsdale teachers say D86 board is negotiating badly
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District 86 teachers in IL are negotiating a contract but are expected to be in class on Aug 22. [...]Read More... from Hinsdale teachers say...
Ohio students will have their ACT or SAT paid for
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The state of Ohio, as part of new graduation requirements for high school, will pay for students to take the two largest college admissions tests....