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Paul Katula is the executive editor of the Voxitatis Research Foundation, which publishes this blog. For more information, see the About page.

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California schools to train very young Netizens

As more children are going online, encouraged by parents, teachers, and so on, the topic of cyberbullying is in the news more and more. And a new curriculum from a California nonprofit can help navigate the online world of 8-year-olds.

Private suborbital space flight to launch from Kennedy

A company that develops spacecrafts that can achieve a suborbital altitude of about 100 km will be able to launch the private space flights from the Shuttle Landing Facility at Cape Canaveral.

Big districts, like Chicago, abandon federal teacher-improvement grants

Grants from the Teacher Incentive Fund, a federal program aimed at establishing performace-based pay for teachers as well as professional development enhancements, was terminated last month in Chicago, New York, and Milwaukee because the districts were unable to get teachers to agree to the terms of the grant.

Republican Party platform on education

We analyze the Republican Party platform, presented at the Republican convention in Tampa this week. Well, we limited our analysis to the parts of the platform that deal with education.

Elgin Goddard is first in country with pre-K gym class

The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development in Elgin has launched the first pre-K gym class among more than 385 schools in the US that are owned and operated by independent educator-franchisees, and teachers at the school hope it will help to reduce childhood obesity.

IMEA 'exploring options' for contest-like events

The board of directors at the Illinois Music Educators Association is hearing about a state championship series in marching band and show choir, possibly to be run by the IHSA. They're "exploring options," we're told, for "contest-like events." No more specific details are available.

We’re learning more about currents in the oceans

Ocean currents, the driving force behind storms like Isaac, which may soon be upgraded to a hurricane, are better understood, thanks to the work of a team of scientists at Florida State and MIT.

Baltimore City schools staff on spending spree?

Personal commentary on the extensive series of stories running in the Baltimore Sun about out-of-control spending at Baltimore City Schools. Need to stop the lavishness.

Charter schools overrated in Texas: study

Preliminary results from research out of Penn State suggests that high-performing charter schools in Texas may be that way because they select students who would be more teachable anyway.