PARCC test security risk?
Some newspapers have reported that PARCC knew all along about a "security risk" but moved forward with the field test anyway. [...]Read More... from PARCC...
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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
Looking for reasons why students failed a math exam
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Anyone who makes a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either one. [...]Read More... from Looking for reasons why students...
NCTQ report on teacher prep programs, v. 2
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The National Center for Teacher Quality has graded teacher prep colleges again, using flawed research. But that doesn't keep the rankings out of the news....
Starbucks-Ariz. St. to offer full tuition reimbursement
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A partnership between Starbucks and Arizona State University could bear fruit, as the company has agreed to reimburse some employees' tuition fully. [...]Read More... from...
FBI raids 19 Gulen-affiliated charter schools
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The FBI raided charter school affiliated with the Turkish Gulen movement. We wonder what it's all about, but we have our suspicions. [...]Read More... from...
Big ed money flows into IL
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Corporations and individuals are spending lots of money on IL politics, and some think it's an attempt to make a profit from the public schools....
Wyo. scientists want NGSS reconsidered
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The Next Generation Science Standards have been adopted in 10 states so far. Some scientists would like to add Wyoming to the list. [...]Read More......
IL baseball & softball champs
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llinois's baseball and softball state champions: Warren Twp, Glenwood, Alleman, Altamont; Providence, Lemont, Pleasant Plains, Illinois Lutheran. [...]Read More... from IL baseball & softball champs
Southern IL students to get hands-on entrepreneurship
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A program that has been spreading in Illinois, the CEO class, partners with local business investors to create an entrepreneurship mentoring program. [...]Read More... from...
Private school voucher bill in US House
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A bill in the US House of Representatives that will send federal tax dollars to private or religious schools was introduced last month. [...]Read More......