IL elementary students to compete in scholastic bowl
The IL Elementary School Scholastic Bowl comes to Peoria on May 9. Teams have advanced through sectionals and now meet for the state championship. [...]Read...
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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
Prayer at government meetings is constitutional
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A divided Supreme Court says prayers, even sectarian prayers, that open legislative sessions are perfectly constitutional. We disagree. [...]Read More... from Prayer at government meetings...
Do students get stabbed more frequently these days?
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Discipline changes in Baltimore and an increase in violence could shine a light on proposed IL legislation that could make schools less safe. [...]Read More......
Barrington middle schoolers charged in sexting case
By Paul Katula
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A sexting case in IL shows the danger of putting any kind of data online: it never goes away and can have long-lasting repercussions. [...]Read...
3rd graders fly kites, learn math
By Paul Katula
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Use our online manipulative to learn about kites and other quadrilaterals. While you're learning, fly kites for some fun & relaxation. [...]Read More... from 3rd...
The Pop-tart gun case gets a public hearing
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When a 2nd grader was suspended after he had chewed a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun, we were puzzled. Many facts have...
National TOY: Stop blaming teachers; Common Core
By Paul Katula
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The National Teacher of the Year is honored at the White House and gives an interview in which he discusses, among other things, the Common...
1st Amendment in the LA Clipper bigotry case
By Paul Katula
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We have a brief comment, not about Donald Sterling's fine for racism, but on the 1st Amendment's non-applicability in this case. [...]Read More... from 1st...
Ind. drops Common Core
By Paul Katula
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Indiana became the 1st state to abandon the Common Core, endorsing a different set of standards for math and English language arts. [...]Read More... from...
For-profits, with ads on buses, need more scrutiny
By Paul Katula
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Student loan defaults at for-profit colleges cost taxpayers too much for the benefits mainly adult students are being promised. [...]Read More... from For-profits, with ads...