Comparing Maryland & Illinois AP participation rates
In terms of Advanced Placement participation, schools in Maryland far outpace those in Illinois, and we wonder why. [...]Read More... from Comparing Maryland & Illinois...
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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
USA Today's top IL high school football teams
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USA Today's rankings are out for high school football, as are partial rankings of the top 20 or so Chicago-area teams by the city's two...
94 Baltimore-area players on D-I college football rosters
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The Baltimore Sun has tallied the football players from Baltimore-area high schools who are listed on Division I rosters this season and compared it to...
U of I band director resigns amid theft allegations
By Paul Katula
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The University of Illinois's band director has resigned amid charges that he sold university property (used band instruments) and pocketed the money. He says that's...
Don't even bother reading PARCC's press releases
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PARCC has released a second round of sample items for the multistate tests it plans to give starting in the 2014-15 school year. Have a...
Baltimore Co. to air condition 5 more schools
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Five schools in Baltimore County with no air conditioning just got a few dollars from the state to install air conditioning. Good move, Baltimore County!...
Richards HS marching flutist is jazz pianist extraordinaire
By Paul Katula
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A pianist and self-described workaholic was profiled in the Southtown Star newspaper, and we can just hear the hard work student-performers put in. [...]Read More......
Bullies can remain anonymous on Ask.fm
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A social website, Ask.fm. has sprung up in usage over the past few months among American teenagers, and it has some not-so-hidden dangers. [...]Read More......
NCLB still strikes low blows in Wheaton CUSD 200
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Parents at 3 elementary schools in Wheaton Warrenville CUSD 200 will have the choice, under NCLB, of sending their kids to another school. [...]Read More......
Coverage of Washington's Marching Panther Invitational
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As we did last year, we open our coverage of the Illinois marching band season this year with the Marching Panther Invitational at Washington Community...