Ind. drops Common Core
Indiana became the 1st state to abandon the Common Core, endorsing a different set of standards for math and English language arts.
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Paul Katula
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Stories by Paul Katula
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.
High-stakes tests ignore both ends of the spectrum
By Paul Katula
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One of the worst side-effects of NCLB is that it causes a narrowing of the curriculum at low-performing schools, write 2 D.C. teachers.
Wash. becomes 1st state to lose its NCLB waiver
By Paul Katula
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Washington's NCLB waiver was rescinded last week, a move that seems to signal a return to enforcing a federal law everyone calls a failure.
Va. teacher sues nurse, school over strip search
By Paul Katula
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A nurse and other school officials are being sued because they conducted a strip search of a teacher's body in order to determine if she had scabies.
Rare type of annular solar eclipse to occur on April 29
By Paul Katula
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A non-central annular solar eclipse will occur during the night in the US. It will be visible only from Antarctica and Australia.
200 school employees to be laid off in Peoria SD 150
By Paul Katula
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IL has a long history of laying off teachers, and last week, we learned about a planned 200 lay-offs in Peoria.
Dog tags can help reduce frustration with math fluency
By Paul Katula
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Timed tests cause great frustration in math, and many experts say they shouldn't be used. Rewards can help kids complete them if required.
4 state school chiefs talk about the Common Core
By Paul Katula
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Common Core implementation has not been as smooth as it could have been, but teachers generally like the new and higher standards.
Md. teacher compliments new tests from PARCC
By Paul Katula
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An 8th-grade language arts teacher in Maryland writes in the Baltimore Sun that new tests from PARCC are better than the MSAs.