A new gun-school option considered at Washington HS
We consider the debate about training school officials as police officers and arming them on school property in order to increase safety for students at the school
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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
On same day, meteor hits Earth, asteroid just misses
By Paul Katula
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A meteor hits Russia, injuring hundreds of people, and an asteroid comes closer to Earth than the geosynchronous orbits of most telecommunications satellites.
Maryland's Teacher of the Year named national finalist
By Paul Katula
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Maryland's Teacher of the Year, Rhonda Holmes-Blankenship from Cecil County, has been selected as one of four finalists in the running for 2013 National Teacher of the Year.
Ceramics and civil rights are closing down in Chicago
By Paul Katula
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Testimony from a group from Chicago at the US Department of Education shows that CPS may be violating civil rights by closing schools that primarily serve African-American students.
Oakland sets the tone at hearing on school closures
By Paul Katula
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Testimony by representatives from Oakland, Calif., affords us the opportunity to explore violations of civil rights by America's school districts when they close schools in low-income communities of color.
Black communities seek to stop school closings
By Paul Katula
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The first in an occasional series during African-American History Month about the struggle to keep neighborhood schools accessible in low-income communities of color throughout America.
Chicago schools discriminate, teacher union says
By Paul Katula
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The bickering between Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union has now turned to federal court and accusations of threats against individual union leaders.
Md. may see armed officers in elementary schools
By Paul Katula
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A bill has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly to provide armed school resource officers in elementary schools across the state, similar to current staffing at middle and high schools.
Kentucky physics teacher: Love is the meaning
By Paul Katula
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A story in the New York Times on Christmas Eve showed how physics lessons might inspire students: it's about love, says Jeffrey Wright, a teacher in Louisville.
Merry Christmas from Voxitatis
By Paul Katula
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We take a somewhat objective view of Christmas in this post, trying to figure out why pews in Christian churches are empty or filled only on Christmas and Easter. This hasn't changed much in America.