Celebrating the text at Gettysburg, 150 years later
We remember what is perhaps the most famous speech ever made on American soil, on the upcoming occasion of its 150th anniversary. [...]Read More... from...
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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
Chitling Test misused, badly, in a Maryland school
By Paul Katula
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A racially-biased test was distributed to students at a Maryland high school. Although the test offers valuable lessons, its use must include sensitivity, especially among...
The Common Core works on Maryland's Lower Shore
By Paul Katula
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A longstanding difference in educational attainment between rural and metro communities brings the Common Core to the rescue, or so some residents on Maryland's Lower...
Tenn. student objects to standardization, Common Core
By Paul Katula
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A very eloquent objection to many school reforms sweeping the country was entered onto the record in Knox County, Tenn., by Ethan Young, a student....
2 clients left for cloud-based student database inBloom
By Paul Katula
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Illinois and New York are the only clients remaining for the inBloom database, which will track student test scores, demographics, and personal likes and dislikes....
Governor praises middle schoolers for a clean stream
By Paul Katula
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One of only a few Green Ribbon Schools in Maryland, Dunloggin Middle School received a visitor last month, who heaped praises on them for their...
Melinda Gates gives education in the US a C+ grade
By Paul Katula
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We wonder why people or organizations reduce a complex problem like education to a single letter grade. We wonder if there aren't better things we...
Feds threaten to withhold funds from Calif. schools
By Paul Katula
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California wrestles with the notion of not giving students a test that has been made obsolete by the state's adoption of the Common Core. And...
V J Andrew dedicates marching season to 2012 graduate
By Paul Katula
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An Illinois marching band pays a special, season-long tribute to a former clarinet player from their ranks who died in her sleep while studying music...
IL sitting governor names Paul Vallas as running mate
By Paul Katula
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It was surprising that Gov Quinn of Illinois selected as his running mate Paul Vallas, former Chicago schools CEO, and the leader of school districts...