Re: #6) Federal law requires kids to take the MSA
We might learn something about federal education law (and its enforcement) from what other states have done. Here, we look at California. [...]Read More... from...
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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.
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Re: #9) PARCC field test will improve test quality
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As MSDE points out, the sole purpose of a field test, which PARCC will administer this year, is to improve the quality of the test...
Concussions increase the risk of depression in teens
By Paul Katula
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Teens with a history of concussions are more likely to become depressed than teens who have never had a concussion, so be vigilant as you...
Home page backdrop: Environmental literacy
By Paul Katula
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Our home page has a new background picture as of Jan 11, a photo we hope calls attention to environmental literacy in Maryland and across...
Pretty colors & dangerous fire in a chem experiment
By Paul Katula
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The rainbow flame chemistry demo goes wrong, once again, in a Manhattan classroom, badly burning a young boy, who is now hanging on to his...
Bills introduced in Md. to cancel the MSA
By Paul Katula
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The Maryland General Assembly has introduced emergency legislation that seeks to cancel the state's tests in reading and math used for accountability purposes. [...]Read More......
2 words about student data privacy: Snowden, Target
By Paul Katula
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Based on a webinar with a student data privacy expert panel of 3, we consider a question not asked in this first report of a...
US officials talk discipline at Baltimore city school
By Paul Katula
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The US Departments of Education and Justice issued a joint package of resources yesterday at a Baltimore high school, aimed at suggesting a new approach...
Increasing Latino enrollment yields white minority in IL
By Paul Katula
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For the first time ever, according to a Chicago Tribune analysis, white students do not make up the majority of the Illinois public school student...
Chicago girl assaulted en route to school; man arrested
By Paul Katula
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Safe Passage routes in Chicago are manned during kids' normal commutes to school, but when kids need to walk on the streets outside those hours,...