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Baltimore City Public Schools announced Tuesday that Gregory Thornton would become the CEO on July 1. He now serves as the superintendent in Milwaukee, Wis.
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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
Khan Acad. founder joins campaign for public schools
By Paul Katula
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The National School Boards Association has launched a new campaign to defend public schools against well-funded privatization interests.
Music teacher accused of child molestation
By Paul Katula
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Two decades of child molestation in Silver Spring, Md., may have come to an end with the arrest of an elementary general music teacher.
With mixed results, Iowa virtual school looks to expand
By Paul Katula
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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 education.
Students use math to build a boat in tech ed
By Paul Katula
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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 own hands by the end of the school year.
Using an apostrophe for the holiday on Feb 17
By Paul Katula
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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
By Paul Katula
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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.
Elementary bilingual programs around Champaign
By Paul Katula
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Bilingual classes in elementary school are catching on, making students bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural before they finish fifth grade.
IL Assembly may revamp the school funding formula
By Paul Katula
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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.
Tennessee, where VAM began, takes a step back
By Paul Katula
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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 young.