Ohio teacher takes students to a pawnshop
An Ohio teacher took students on a field trip to high-interest lending businesses to teach them the importance of their credit score.
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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
Ky. students succeed w/o tests
By Paul Katula
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Can we do better than multiple-choice standardized tests? Folks in Ky. think we can, but it might require some changes to NCLB.
Top education is surprisingly low-tech in Finland
By Paul Katula
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The movement to increase the level of technology in our schools may serve business purposes while failing to boost education outcomes much.
Bullying victims more likely to bring weapons to school
By Paul Katula
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Bullying victims suffer health problems, physical and psychosocial, new research confirms. Bullies may actually be healthier. 2 studies.
Republicans repeat old Common Core arguments
By Paul Katula
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Some leading Republicans are bringing up old argument against the Common Core and need to stop so work can proceed.
Underage drinking party busted in W Ocean City
By Paul Katula
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An underage drinking party after a Md. high school graduation has left three people injured and several people charged, either as adults or juveniles.
Racist remarks follow Indian-American spelling champs
By Paul Katula
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Two Americans of Indian descent were declared co-champions of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Racist remarks sprang up right after the contest.
Some PARCC work on hold as judge reviews bid process
By Paul Katula
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A N.M. judge halted a contract between PARCC and Pearson over a protest that claims they may not have played fair with our tax dollars.
Kenwood jazz band to premiere chart w/o 1 guitarist
By Paul Katula
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We mourn the shooting death of a jazz band guitarist in Chicago, killed just a few weeks before the world premiere of a new jazz chart.
Republicans in Congress push unhealthy school lunches
By Paul Katula
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New USDA guidelines for healthier school lunches went into effect in August, but many people (Big Agra) stupidly want to make poor schools exempt.