Superintendent's moonlighting wrong in limited ways
Under fire, Baltimore County Superintendent Dallas Dance has quit a consulting job that had him developing Chicago-area school administrators once a month.
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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
Credit card system at Target stores was breached
By Paul Katula
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Credit cards were stolen from the Target stores in the US. It goes to show you: if criminals want some piece of data bad enough, they can get it.
7th Circuit: OK to fire counselor for publishing book
By Paul Katula
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A counselor who wrote a relationship self-help book in which views of women were hypersexualized was fired justly by Rich Township High School Dist 227, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
Paying kids to eat fruit at lunch is good — temporarily
By Paul Katula
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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 eat the fruit or vegetable you serve.
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 teachers in the state's public schools..
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?
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 given in their school.
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 on?
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 suicide.