Bulletproof backpack insert invented by H S student
Can bulletproof backpacks and whiteboards keep students and teachers safe from criminals who enter our schools with guns? Is that enough?
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Vol. 1, No. 1 of our newsletter has been published
Voxitatis will publish a weekly news digest this school year, one of many changes we're making to our operations. It begins now.
Privacy policy updated for the 2015-16 school year
Our privacy policy has been updated for the 2013-14 school year. Not too much has changed, but since we are publishing new resources this year, we've added them.
No new advertising policy for the 2013-14 school year
We update our advertising policy for the 2013-14 school year, not because we're changing anything, but because we'd like you to know where we stand on this issue.
Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup in hockey
A full-page ad in a Boston newspaper, taken out by the Chicago hockey franchise after winning the Stanley Cup, made me believe school reformers and educators can actually come together.
Former presidents continue to represent Americans well
Happy Fourth of July. We note that abroad, especially in Africa, our presidents are greeted with cheering crowds. The same would happen here if we could invest in some public schools.
Movie review: Best Kept Secret
We review a documentary that will air on PBS in September about a 20-year veteran special educator who works with autistic adults, even after they age out of the school system.
On the saying ‘God helps those who help themselves’
A conversation with a homeschooling mom allows us to discuss the Christian principles (or non-principles) behind one of the main arguments for inner-city school austerity.
South suburbs have a few superintendent issues
We have an acting superintendent in South Holland District 205 and a fired superintendent in Rich Township HSD 227, and both districts seem to be in hot water.
Funding priorities for the arts in school 22 years ago
To celebrate graduation of new music teachers, we take a look at how (a) things haven't changed much in music education since they were born, and (b) we're all in this together.