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Classical-, jazz-lovers at 12 less likely delinquent at 16

By Paul Katula • Feb 18, 2013

12-year-olds who like rock, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, and electronic dance music are more likely to be delinquent when they're 16 than 12-year-olds who like chart pop, classical, and jazz.

Ceramics and civil rights are closing down in Chicago

By Paul Katula • Feb 4, 2013

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.

Carroll County (Md.) Music Educator of the Year Award

By Paul Katula • Oct 28, 2012

A music advocacy group in Maryland names its Music Educator of the Year, and it's a step forward for arts advocacy in our schools.

District 214 to grant PE waivers for marching band

By Paul Katula • Oct 23, 2012

Unequal application of the PE waiver law in the Illinois School Code causes a bit of a stir at a board meeting for Northwest Suburban District 214.

Anecdotes say arts ed may benefit special ed kids

By Paul Katula • Sep 5, 2012

Anecdotal evidence to support integration of arts and other motivating interests kids have into their school day continues to mount—here from an elementary school in Carroll County, Md.

A teacher, of music and more, honored by generations

By Paul Katula • Sep 3, 2012

Jerry Swanson, former choir director at Elk Grove HS (and before that, Forest View HS), will return to direct generations of his former students in a concert on Nov. 25.

Balinese instruments, rap music promote learning

By Paul Katula • Sep 1, 2012

The arts can be an effective way to help kids learn because it forces them to engage actively in the learning process. In addition, the arts, especially certain performance genres, more than technology, promote activity levels that kids need to stay healthy.

Keynote at Illinois Music Educators All-State parallels State of the Union

By Paul Katula • Jan 28, 2010

PEORIA, Ill. (Jan. 28, 2010) — The Illinois Music Educators Association has brought hundreds of Illinois’s…