Grant SD 110 may dissolve if tax increase doesn't pass
A 720-student school district just to the east of St Louis will dissolve if a tax referendum doesn't pass on the March primary ballot.
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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
NAACP: Not enough black teachers in Springfield IL
By Paul Katula
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Schools in one central Illinois district are supposed to have more black and minority employees than they do, but suing them may be like spinning a wheel without going anywhere.
Stage fright comes back as a dream for marching bands
By Paul Katula
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Some anxiety-inducing nightmares keep coming back for marching band alum, and these dreams plant their roots during adolescence in the form of stage fright.
Celebrating the text at Gettysburg, 150 years later
By Paul Katula
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We remember what is perhaps the most famous speech ever made on American soil, on the upcoming occasion of its 150th anniversary.
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 non-college students.
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 Shore hope.
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. Our response follows.
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 work on the environment.
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 could do with our money.