Common Core 101 for Md. gubernatorial hopefuls
A slight misunderstand about the Common Core by a leading Maryland politician reflects a national misunderstanding about the standards. [...]Read More... from Common Core 101...
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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
Champaign teachers vote to authorize a strike
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A vote to authorize a teachers' strike in Champaign, Ill., came out in favor of authorizing it, but the school board still thinks an agreement...
Video of police action at Md. Common Core info session
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A community member is arrested at a meeting during his impassioned attempts to ask the state's school officials about the Common Core. [...]Read More... from...
Photos (32) from Chicagoland Marching Band Festival
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John Hersey High School was named grand champion at the Chicagoland Marching Band Festival on Sept 21, but more importantly, a local newspaper has published...
Autumnal equinox occurs at 3:44 pm CDT
By Paul Katula
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Fall begins today at 3:44 pm CDT (4:44 pm EDT). Thanks to the tilting of the Earth, the days will start to get cooler and...
Trends in the extent and thickness of Arctic ice
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We need to correct a report on Fox News, which suggests that global cooling is occurring, based on a momentary blip upward in the extent...
Upsets in Illinois varsity football, week 4
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Our predictions start the year off well, despite a few upset victories, one of which was pretty big but affected by small sample size bias....
13 injured, incl. a 3-year-old, in Chicago mass shooting
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Several young people who were at a basketball game in a Chicago park were injured when at least one gunman opened fire with a military-style...
U.Md. athletic director keeps W.Va. band in the stands
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A marching band controversy is brewing in a game between the University of Maryland, a future Big 10 school, and West Virginia University, which plays...
Coalition wants schools to close on Muslim holidays
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A few groups, primarily Muslim in composition, are requesting that Montgomery County Public Schools close on important Muslim holidays, just like they do for Christian...