Brain scans suggest memorizing those times tables
When we add and multiply numbers, a brain region that controls memorization plays a big role. That's not the case when we subtract or divide, however.
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Some girls commit to a college before 9th grade
By Paul Katula
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Early recruiting, as in <em>very</em> early, takes place with girls more than boys, simply because there are more women's scholarships for athletics than there are good players.
Canceling school for cold weather is a tough call
By Paul Katula
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Several schools in Illinois have preemptively canceled Monday, anticipating dangerous wind chills near 45 below, which could freeze exposed skin in minutes.
3 dead in a shooting at a popular teen hangout
By Paul Katula
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Malls are popular hangouts for teens on weekends, and Saturday, the Mall in Columbia, Md., turned into the scene of the latest mass shooting in the US.
Student composers take center stage in Illinois
By Paul Katula
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Composers from Illinois high schools presented their award-winning works Thursday at the Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria.
Chicago board approves 7 of 17 charters
By Paul Katula
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Chicago will get 7 new charter schools next year, which will open on the heels last year of the closure of about 50 neighborhood public schools.
A retired teacher wonders about ed doublespeak
By Paul Katula
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We respond to a letter in the Baltimore Sun asking why educators say kids should prepare for harder tests and skip the easier ones because their scores will go down.
1st Grammy Music Educator Award: Kent Knappenberger
By Paul Katula
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The winner of the first-ever Music Educator Award from the GRAMMY Foundation has been announced: a music teacher and choir director from a rural school in upstate New York.
Chicago-area girls lose interest in basketball
By Paul Katula
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There's a trend in Illinois and across the nation for fewer girls to participate in high school basketball and more in volleyball. Why is that?
New Jersey: State of the State re: education
By Paul Katula
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Gov Chris Christie gets behind a superintendent in Newark who recently suspended 4 principals, basically, for disagreeing with her educational philosophy.