Paying kids to eat fruit at lunch is good — temporarily
Paying students to eat a fruit or vegetable is less expensive than just serving it, and it also reduces waste and increases the chances they'll...
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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
New plates in Ariz. will fund mini grants to teachers
By Paul Katula
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A new specialty license plate in Arizona, the latest of more than 50 designs, will fund an organization that aims to give small grants to...
FL school named after KKK grand wizard to be renamed
By Paul Katula
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We consider the practice of naming schools after people, especially controversial figures whose names seem to divide our communities. Should it continue? [...]Read More... from...
Mega Millions jackpot grows, but odds have shrunk
By Paul Katula
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The Mega Millions jackpot is approaching a record, thanks in part to a reduction in the odds of winning instituted by the lottery in October....
Kids in East St Louis graph their progress in math
By Paul Katula
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Some students in East St Louis, Ill., are learning how to make bar graphs by keeping track of their own progress on interim math tests...
Biology teacher requires public statements by students
By Paul Katula
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Should students be compelled to make their political beliefs known to the general public via the Internet, a letter to a public official, and so...
Girl critical, teen gunman dead in Colo. school shooting
By Paul Katula
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A girl was shot at point-bank range in the head, the only victim of a school shooting in Colorado, besides the student gunman who committed...
Pearson’s nonprofit arm accused of for-profit activity
By Paul Katula
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The Pearson Foundation has been ordered to pay a fine to support training of teachers in STEM subjects because the foundation broke the law repeatedly,...
PARCC samples in grade 3 math reflect carelessness
By Paul Katula
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We begin our review of newly released items from PARCC with third-grade mathematics. These two items show a lack of attention to detail that has...
Remembering Sandy Hook a year after the tragedy
By Paul Katula
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The Washington Post reports that 91 children were killed deliberately by gunfire in 2012, including the 20 who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School in...