Uplift dominates Senn in Round 1 boys' b-ball
Due to IHSA rules violations, three Chicago boys' basketball teams are playing in the state tournament without their head coaches. They did well in Round...
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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
Coldest March temp ever in Baltimore on March 4
By Paul Katula
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Snow & record cold temperatures in Maryland led to a near-complete closure of schools and an extension of the window for the state's standardized tests....
Expulsion rates higher at charter schools in Chicago
By Paul Katula
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Hoping to reduce the number of students suspended and expelled, CPS released data showing that the expulsion rate at privately run charter schools is exceedingly...
Montgomery parents see loopholes in sex assault bill
By Paul Katula
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Trying to fix a loophole in Md. that allows part-time teachers to have sex with 16- or 17-year-old students will perhaps create a brand new...
In New Orleans, band could be a ticket to a great HS
By Paul Katula
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A good band audition could give students a boost in applying to schools in New Orleans that they want to attend, especially at schools that...
2 letters re: Chicago schools boycotting the ISAT
By Paul Katula
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2 schools in Chicago have teachers who have consciously decided to boycott the administration of the ISAT. School leaders have sent letters. [...]Read More... from...
Slogan on school uniform is compelled speech
By Paul Katula
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A uniform policy is one thing, but requiring students to wear a slogan may violate their First Amendment rights to free speech under the "compelled...
Jock tweets he made out with teacher & is suspended
By Paul Katula
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A 7-week suspension may seem severe for tweeting about making out with a teacher, but that's what happened in one Minneapolis high school. [...]Read More......
(HS bio) Obesity in toddlers drops; cellular respiration
By Paul Katula
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The obesity of toddlers has dropped over 10 years, and that's because of some public policy about the how the body gets energy; cellular respiration...
Consultant trains Chicago teachers how to teach
By Paul Katula
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Teachers in the Chicago Public Schools had a professional development session, about a minute of which was posted on YouTube. You're gonna wanna see this....