Digital arts might help Cleveland students learn
A proposed high school in Cleveland might tap students' creativity in the digital arts of movie making, music, and video games not only to learn core subjects but to demonstrate what they know.
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Paul Katula
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Stories by Paul Katula
Assailing the Md. state superintendent of schools
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A blogger has accused the Maryland state superintendent with unethical practices in promoting the state's role as fiscal agent for a testing consortium with the state's Board of Public Works.
Winter storm closes schools in Md., Northeast
By Paul Katula
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A winter storm has dumped a foot of snow north of Chicago and nearly two feet in some areas in the northeast. If you were scheduled to go to school today, your school is probably closed.
US marching bands play in London on New Year's
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Marching bands from several US high schools, including Barrington High School in IL, traveled to London this New Year's to bring music to London's New Year's Day Parade.
Student asks, Why are there no white kids here?
By Paul Katula
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A look at schools that have very few white students tells us something about the state of segregation in the US, and it paints a rather bleak picture that breaks our heart.
Students in Vintage Voices sing old songs to old folks
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A group of students at Centennial H S in Ellicott City, Md., sing for senior citizens every month, and they choose songs from when the seniors were young to "remind them of happy times."
Computers play humanly impossible metal drum tracks
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Drummers in heavy metal bands are getting so fast that it is frequently impossible for humans to play the parts, especially the bass drum. Bands turn to computers.
2 bald eagles shot in Montgomery County, Md.
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Police say 2 bald eagles were shot near the nation's capital on Christmas Day. They're still looking for suspects and seek the public's help.
Gates invests in a cellphone powered by urine
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While we may not agree with all the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does in education, some work the foundation does gets an A+ from us.
Concussion test validity estimates may be premature
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Should we suspend football games in schools, given the fact that we're causing permanent brain injury to our students and their parents won't stop it for us?