News & Issues – Page 170

What about school lunches if a shutdown happens?

By Paul Katula • Sep 30, 2013

A government shutdown looms, and some people may be wondering how it will affect schools. Private schools will continue normal operation, while public schools will be able to hold on for some time.

Relevance is one key to understanding Common Core

By Paul Katula • Sep 29, 2013

The Common Core shifts the focus by eliminating some of the useless standards in math and language arts, as several people have observed.

Calm down, the Common Core didn't kill the dinosaurs

By Paul Katula • Sep 28, 2013

Misinformation is spreading rampantly about the Common Core: what it is and what it's not. Let's get a handle on this, folks.

National Blue Ribbon 2013 – 21 Illinois schools

By Paul Katula • Sep 28, 2013

The US Department of Education named the National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2013 last week. Here are the 21 Illinois winners.

Children of multi-wired, multi-connected Generation C

By Paul Katula • Sep 26, 2013

Very young children who become addicted to technology could be hurting their social-emotional learning and suffering in school, a survey earlier this year has found.

National Blue Ribbon 2013 – 11 Maryland schools

By Press Release • Sep 24, 2013

11 Maryland schools, six public and five private (Catholic affilation) were named National Blue Ribbon Schools today by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

Champaign teachers vote to authorize a strike

By Paul Katula • Sep 23, 2013

A vote to authorize a teachers' strike in Champaign, Ill., came out in favor of authorizing it, but the school board still thinks an agreement is possible.

13 injured, incl. a 3-year-old, in Chicago mass shooting

By Paul Katula • Sep 21, 2013

Several young people who were at a basketball game in a Chicago park were injured when at least one gunman opened fire with a military-style assault rifle.

MSA will be given, won't count for much

By Paul Katula • Sep 16, 2013

The state of Maryland plans give its NCLB-required tests this spring, despite the fact that the scores won't really be used for school accountability purposes.

Students walk out of dance to do as they like

By Paul Katula • Sep 15, 2013

Grinding is a dance move that many school officials don't want at school dances. The ban caused some students at one North Dakota high school to walk out of a school dance.