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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

Teacher who used the N-word in class still has a case

By Paul Katula •
A Chicago middle-school teacher was suspended for using the N-word in class to teach a lesson about the negative power of certain language. He's suing the school based on the 1st & 14th Amendments.

Teaching the Common Core with pumpkins

By Paul Katula •
An article in the <em>Beacon-News</em> prompts us to look at how teachers in the early elementary grades might incorporate pumpkins into the lessons under the Common Core.

Technical problems with the Common App persist

By Paul Katula •
Some colleges that use the Common Application have changed their early acceptance application process or deadlines because of technical problems with the application that are frustrating students.

Computer = wheel, School ∈ [wagon, racecar)

By Paul Katula •
The privatization movement, deserves much more than one of our snapshots, but finding the movement both good and bad, we provide an analogy to increase understanding.

VB captain retrieves drunk friend from drinking party

By Paul Katula •
A team captain for a high school volleyball team in Massachusetts retrieved a friend from a teenage drinking party, but even though she was sober, she was suspended for her friendly actions.

Southern IL elementary school condemned due to mold

By Paul Katula •
The growth of mold in one southern Illinois elementary school has caused the district to condemn the building and figure out what to do to replace the classroom space for about 450 students.