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NIU @ DeKalb to host IL football champs for 1st time

By Paul Katula • Nov 27, 2013

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 students to the university as a result.

Md. legislators plan to talk about Common Core

By Paul Katula • Nov 27, 2013

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 convene on Jan 8.

IL legislature may call special session on pension crisis

By Paul Katula • Nov 26, 2013

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 vote on it next Tuesday.

Washington Post calls Md. reading scores 'bogus'

By Paul Katula • Nov 26, 2013

An editorial bashes Maryland schools and calls into question the governor's boasts about the state's No. 1 ranking in <em>Education Week</em>, five years running.

Arts programs for disadvantaged kids win national award

By Paul Katula • Nov 24, 2013

The 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards were announced Friday. Among the winners are OrchKids from Baltimore and Storycatchers Theater from Chicago.

Md. teachers struggle with implementation of change

By Paul Katula • Nov 24, 2013

Teachers in Maryland took a survey on which they indicated they are struggling (because they are unprepared) for the Common Core and the new teacher evaluation system.

Predictions for the 2013 IL football championships

By Paul Katula • Nov 23, 2013

The championship games are set for the IHSA football playoffs on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. Our computer has predicted eight winners, just for fun.

Plainfield CCSD 202 blocks all Google sites

By Paul Katula • Nov 22, 2013

We wonder why a huge unit school district in Chicago's western suburbs would block Google, given the fact that it is the <em>de facto</em> standard in Internet search engines.

Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 16,000

By Paul Katula • Nov 22, 2013

Business classes may be buzzing today, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 16,000 for the first time in history yesterday.

School accountability, meet the new music advocacy

By Paul Katula • Nov 21, 2013

The National Association for Music Education announced a new campaign to improve the effectiveness of educators' drives to keep music education alive in K-12 schools.

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