With mixed results, Iowa virtual school looks to expand
The mixed test scores at two Iowa cyber charter schools, one higher than state averages, one lower, give us a chance to explore online-only K-12...
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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
Students use math to build a boat in tech ed
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A woodworking class at a R.I. high school gives students a chance to use the math and physics skills to build a boat with their...
Using an apostrophe for the holiday on Feb 17
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Strange usage of the possessive plural abounds in writing about Presidents' Day in the media. The Washington Post offers some other anomalies about the holiday....
5 tech trends that could transform education
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How will technology affect education, student learning, & our ability to monitor students' progress & help them? The folks at eSchoolNews make predictions. [...]Read More......
Elementary bilingual programs around Champaign
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Bilingual classes in elementary school are catching on, making students bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural before they finish fifth grade. [...]Read More... from Elementary bilingual programs...
IL Assembly may revamp the school funding formula
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Illinois may revise the formula for providing general state aid to schools soon, provided the recommendations of a state senate task force are followed. [...]Read...
Tennessee, where VAM began, takes a step back
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In Tennessee, the state board may take a step away from VAM in teacher licensing, but the changes are only proposed and the night is...
With suspensions off-limits, students rule the roost
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Sometimes punishing students makes them step up their disruptive antics, but taking away suspensions as a punishment may also lead to bigger problems. [...]Read More......
Op-ed by Bill Gates commends the Common Core
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An entrepreneur wrote an op-ed piece in USA Today commending the standards in the Common Core and the associated nationwide initiative. [...]Read More... from Op-ed...
Maine West flash mob protests violence against women
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A flash mob at Maine West HS in Des Plaines, Ill., joined in a global celebration aimed at ending violence against women and girls. [...]Read...