Upsets in Illinois varsity football, week 4
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.
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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
13 injured, incl. a 3-year-old, in Chicago mass shooting
By Paul Katula
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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 assault rifle.
U.Md. athletic director keeps W.Va. band in the stands
By Paul Katula
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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 in the Big 12.
Coalition wants schools to close on Muslim holidays
By Paul Katula
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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 and Jewish holidays.
Baltimore County to showcase magnet programs Saturday
By Paul Katula
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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 programs have to offer.
US Constitution turns 226 today
By Paul Katula
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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 the US Constitution's signing in Philadelphia.
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 when they hear someone speaking.
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?
Students walk out of dance to do as they like
By Paul Katula
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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 to walk out of a school dance.