Dunlap CUSD 323 cuts would be unpopular
A proposed cut of $2.1 million would have disastrous effects in Dunlap, Ill., say hundreds of community members. We would tend to agree. [...]Read More......
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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
Woman arrested in theft of Warren band booster funds
By Paul Katula
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The ex-treasurer of a band booster organization at an Illinois high school has been charged with the theft of more that $26,000 from the group's...
Cheating charges churn at a Peoria charter school
By Paul Katula
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It's not clear whether charter school officials outright cheated when they administered the ISAT to special ed students, but irregularities in the data suggest a...
Student shoots 2 others at N.M. middle school
By Paul Katula
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A 12-year-old boy pulled a shotgun out of a band instrument case and started shooting inside a middle school gymnasium in Roswell, N.M., injuring 2...
Md. students juggle, scrapbook, & build rockets
By Paul Katula
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Lessons today in collaboration are valuable in that they mitigate some of the inherent competitiveness and anti-collaboration we see when we rank schools, states, and...
10 things Md. parents should know about testing
By Paul Katula
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Here is the actual release from the Md. State Dept. of Education regarding statewide standardized testing in Maryland for the next two school years. [...]Read...
Re: #1-5) What tests will be given & reported to parents
By Paul Katula
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MSDE says the MSA in math and reading will be given this year despite statewide calls for dropping it. Some reason might be found on...
Re: #10) Direct all questions to the professionals
By Paul Katula
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As a reminder that we writers don't really know what's going on in the schools, MSDE points parents and other concerned citizens to teachers and...
Re: #8) Info from the MSA is valuable
By Paul Katula
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We are skeptical that any information we might glean from an outdated test would be valuable to anybody, but MSDE says it is. [...]Read More......
Re: #7) College-ready PARCC tests are a go in 2014-15
By Paul Katula
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We question whether or not the Common Core State Standards actually prepare kids for college and careers, and we have some impressive company in our...