Why we can't talk seriously about the Common Core
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center says right-wingers are clouding the debate over the Common Core with misinformation.
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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
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.
CTU says ditch CCSS
By Paul Katula
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The Chicago Teachers Union voted to oppose the Common Core State Standards. We agree in part and disagree in part.
VAM may be unfair in FL, but it’s constitutional
By Paul Katula
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The use of standardized test scores to evaluate teachers may be unfair and unwise, but a federal judge in Florida didn't find anything unconstitutional about it.
IL charters get slammed in a new report
By Paul Katula
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A report released earlier this month by two organizations that oppose charter schools says charters in IL & elsewhere have used school revenue illegally.
US 12th graders stagnant in reading & math
By Paul Katula
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12th graders still perform about the same in math and reading as they did in 2009, despite our use of higher learning standards. Interesting.
Climate change is already happening in the US
By Paul Katula
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A climate change report came out on May 6, and it blames most of our climate issues on human activities like greenhouse gas emissions.
Computer scoring exposed
By Paul Katula
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An article on an Education Week blog inaccurately characterizes the world of human and computer scoring of student-written essays.
Why test questions can't be discussed in public
By Paul Katula
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Some principals in N.Y. evaluated the round of Common Core-aligned state tests as being of low quality. We don't know, because we can't see the questions.
Md. to make football safer
By Paul Katula
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Football players at several Maryland high schools will use a new tackling method next fall, aimed at reducing the number of concussions they suffer.