Baltimore County to showcase magnet programs Saturday
Baltimore County Public Schools will hold a Magnet Expo Saturday in Timonium in order to show parents and students in its schools what the magnet...
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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
US Constitution turns 226 today
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We join the US Department of Education and others in wishing you a Happy Constitution Day and Citizenship Day today, on the 226th anniversary of...
Moving to a beat linked to brain’s response to speech
By Paul Katula
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A study out of Northwestern shows a correlation between teenagers' ability to tap a beat and their ability to recruit brain centers associated with sound...
MSA will be given, won't count for much
By Paul Katula
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The state of Maryland plans give its NCLB-required tests this spring, despite the fact that the scores won't really be used for school accountability purposes....
What if students can't pay the pay-to-play fees?
By Paul Katula
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Pay-to-play, registration, and other fees are going unpaid and building up in the West Aurora (Ill.) school district. What to do? [...]Read More... from What...
Students walk out of dance to do as they like
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Grinding is a dance move that many school officials don't want at school dances. The ban caused some students at one North Dakota high school...
L.A. USD deals with side effects of parent trigger law
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It has been found that groups that promote parent triggers, which allow parents to close public schools or reopen them as publicly funded charters, often...
Statistical properties of undefeated IL football teams
By Paul Katula
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124 teams are undefeated in Illinois varsity football, according to the Illinois High School Association. Here's a report to look at their stats in a...
On the secession of western Maryland
By Paul Katula
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A movement is gaining traction in five counties in western Maryland to break ties with the state and form the country's 51st state: West Maryland....
STEM committee forms in Edwardsville School District
By Paul Katula
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A committee has formed to implement STEM subjects from kindergarten through high school. This is the kind of thing that is happening in real schools,...