Parents downplay test scores in choosing private schools
A new survey of Georgia private school parents reveals that standardized test scores are pretty low on the list of factors parents look at when...
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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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PISA Day 2013 is proclaimed for tomorrow
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The results from a huge international test in literacy, math, and science will be released tomorrow, ranking US students against students in more than 60...
Steubenville sends a football warning to the adults
By Paul Katula
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New indictments were handed down against a school superintendent and three other adults in connection with the rape convictions of two Ohio high school football...
At least 1 Md. county needs better arts education
By Paul Katula
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When regular classroom teachers integrate the visual arts into their lessons, it's not really about the visual arts, but rather about the secondary subjects. Here's...
Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind, Nov 2013 edition
By Paul Katula
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For more than five years, we have wondered why Congress hasn't reauthorized ESEA and the changes ushered in under NCLB. Maybe they don't care, maybe...
Great American Marching Band includes 9 IL students
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This Thanksgiving, nine high school marching band students from Illinois will participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as part of the 245-member Great American...
SCOTUS to decide if corporations have religious freedom
By Paul Katula
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A 1st Amendment case over the religious expression right will come before the Supreme Court. The case involves healthcare coverage and certain forms of birth...
NIU @ DeKalb to host IL football champs for 1st time
By Paul Katula
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The IHSA has brought the football championships for Illinois to the campus of Northern Illinois University, which hopes to bring business to the town and...
Md. legislators plan to talk about Common Core
By Paul Katula
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Maryland's lawmakers, hearing protests from every direction about the Common Core, plan to talk about it and may introduce legislation to block it when they...
IL legislature may call special session on pension crisis
By Paul Katula
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Illinois lawmakers are said to be hammering out a deal to save about $150 billion from the state's pension fund over 30 years. They could...