21 injured in school stabbing near Pittsburgh
A student allegedly stabbed about 20 others at his high school near Pittsburgh this morning. Some injuries were life-threatening. [...]Read More... from 21 injured in...
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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
Writer blasts back on situation in Philadelphia
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A firestorm has been set off as a result of an op-ed piece about the violence that occured in a Philadelphia high school. [...]Read More......
Common Core transforms writing at a La. school
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Writing comes front and center in classrooms at one Louisiana school, thanks to a new focus in learning standards that emphasize writing using textual evidence....
Duncan urges top college grads to consider teaching
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US Ed Secretary Arne Duncan participated in a recruiting forum for good students, hoping to convince them to pursue careers as teachers. [...]Read More... from...
Students test drive PARCC exams in Ocean City, Md.
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A group of students from across Maryland met in Ocean City two weeks ago to take the new tests from PARCC. [...]Read More... from Students...
Mars opposition; lunar eclipse
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Mars is at opposition Tuesday, approaches closest to Earth on this orbit on April 14. A total lunar eclipse occurs on April 14-15. [...]Read More......
Appeal denied for company refusing to serve gay client
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The Supreme Court won't hear a case in which a photographer wants to assert a constitutional right to refuse to photograph a gay commitment ceremony....
Can you measure colleges by return on investment?
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You can look at college from a stripped-down study of how much return on investment you'll get from investing in that 4-year degree. [...]Read More......
Climate change effects will worsen unless we fix it
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A new report by a United Nations group says we will see worse effects of climate change unless we do something to control greenhouse gas...
Mich. students below national average on NAEP
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Improvement for Michigan students on a few categories of their curriculum, as measured by a national test, is lagging behind other states. Scandal. Not. [...]Read...