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To elect or not to elect, in Baltimore Co.

By Paul Katula • Mar 14, 2014
Baltimore County Public Schools could soon have a hybrid school board, with some appointed and some elected members.

Md. talking points on standardized testing

By Paul Katula • Mar 13, 2014
Coming in at more than 2,500 words, here's the latest explanation from the Md. State Dept. of Ed. as to reforms in the schools this year.

Prof David Hursh discusses the privatization issue

By Paul Katula • Mar 13, 2014
The death of the public schools will start in the cities and spread to the suburbs, according to a professor of education at the Univ of Rochester.

Bipartisan House bill could curb mandatory testing

By Paul Katula • Mar 12, 2014
A bill has been introduced in the US House that would remove some of the mandatory standardized tests under NCLB. Write to your representative.

NY Common Core panel recommends dropping inBloom

By Paul Katula • Mar 11, 2014
Some serious thought has gone into New York education, from a panel of concerned stakeholders, and we think people should listen.

School leader program steps up collaboration, peer feedback

By Press Release • Mar 11, 2014
ISBE and AIR are piloting an improvement opportunity for 7 districts. Leaders will use data to assess schools and research to make them better.

Depriving people of civil rights under color of law

By Paul Katula • Mar 10, 2014
We take a look at Maryland's and Illinois's constitutions in terms of civil rights and the state providing an efficient public education.

A brand new Baltimore school lives up to its billing

By Paul Katula • Mar 9, 2014
The $1.1 billion facilities plan for Baltimore City Public Schools looks promising if one elementary/middle school is any indication.

Beware of Yik Yak — anonymous social media

By Paul Katula • Mar 7, 2014
With so many apps and sites that allow kids to remain anonymous while posting potentially hurtful comments, it's not easy to keep up.

Obama seeks to help students apply for college financial aid

By Paul Katula • Mar 7, 2014
The president announced a program today that would allow HS principals to learn whether seniors at their schools had filled out the FAFSA.

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