High school start times in Md. may be changing
High school students in Md. could soon be starting high school a little later and getting a little more time for sleep. [...]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
Should calculators be allowed during student testing?
By Paul Katula
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As the UK is set to ban calculator use on math tests in certain grade levels, we take a fresh look at their use on...
School board politics heat up in Charles County
By Paul Katula
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Some accusations and emails are flying around in one Md. county, as candidates for the school board jockey for votes this fall. [...]Read More... from...
Don’t use student test scores to evaluate teachers
By Paul Katula
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Statisticians are warning against using value-added models and student test data to evaluate teachers. Here's another published report. [...]Read More... from Don’t use student test...
Ore. 1st graders grow lettuce, feed classmates
By Paul Katula
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Students learned about math, the plant life cycle, and nutrition as they grew lettuce for use in their school cafeteria. [...]Read More... from Ore. 1st...
Suburbs vs poorer districts in IL school funding debate
By Paul Katula
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A bill in the IL Gen Assembly could change all there is to change about the way the state funds schools. Not likely in an...
33 IL supt's want to eliminate a charter commission
By Paul Katula
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A bill that would eliminate a charter school commission in Illinois that impedes local control is stalled. School leaders want it back on the calendar....
Schools can't exclude undocumented immigrants
By Paul Katula
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The US Depts of Justice and Education, hearing that schools discourage undocumented immigrants from applying, have issued guidelines once again. [...]Read More... from Schools can't...
Why we can't talk seriously about the Common Core
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A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center says right-wingers are clouding the debate over the Common Core with misinformation. [...]Read More... from Why...
Philly teachers charged in cheating scandal
By Paul Katula
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A grand jury has indicted 4 teachers and a principal from Philadelphia on charges that they altered students' answers on a statewide test. [...]Read More......