News & Issues – Page 182

New Md. law to help students prepare for college, career

By Paul Katula • May 17, 2013

A new law in Maryland will make it easier for students to earn a degree in college and to leave high school ready for college or a career, according to legislators who sponsored the legislation.

High noon at the dawn of Brown v Bd of Ed's 60th year

By Paul Katula • May 17, 2013

A rise of voices in support of public education, against corporate reform and public school privatization efforts, notably in Chicago, is becoming difficult to ignore.

Lawsuits aim to stop or delay Chicago school closings

By Paul Katula • May 16, 2013

Lawsuits filed by parents and the Chicago Teachers Union aim to delay or stop the closure of 54 public schools in Chicago at the end of this school year.

Hearing officers oppose a few Chicago school closings

By Paul Katula • May 13, 2013

There have been many attacks on the school closures in Chicago, but none of them seem to have struck a vein at the headquarters of the country's third-largest school district.

Study repeats known info on making graphs pretty

By Paul Katula • May 12, 2013

We already know everything this new study from Ohio State tells us, and moreover, we knew it more than 20 years ago.

Brand names placed in NY's Common Core tests

By Paul Katula • May 9, 2013

Responding to an article written by a New York eighth grader about the inclusion of brand names in reading passages on the state's Common Core-aligned standardized test...

Adopt-a-Classroom comes to the aid of West, Texas

By Paul Katula • May 9, 2013

We're pleased to advance this release from Adopt-a-Classroom, a nonprofit organization that provides teachers across the country with pocket "currency" so they can purchase school supplies.

So you think online content delivery is all that, eh?

By Paul Katula • May 8, 2013

Online college courses have brought great lectures to students around the world, but universities push back a little. Likewise, elementary and high schools should be wary of online content delivery.

Community college-bound students need math, English

By Paul Katula • May 8, 2013

Although 2-year colleges have low academic expectations, students struggle, partly because high-school standards are too lax in English and too rigid in math.

Movie review: Disconnect (2012)

By Paul Katula • May 7, 2013

A study released Sunday shows that 16% of high schoolers are victims of cyberbullying, and that gives us a good chance to review an independent film showing in only a few theaters across America.