News & Issues – Page 184

Naperville 203 unanimously rejects virtual charter school

By Paul Katula • Apr 16, 2013

At a Monday night board meeting in Naperville Unit District 203, the board denied a charter application for an online (virtual) charter school whose curriculum would have been run by K12 Inc.

Track coach from IL safe at Boston Marathon

By Paul Katula • Apr 15, 2013

Our prayers Monday are with those who were killed and injured at the Boston Marathon when explosions occurred near the finish line.

With prom and end-of-year parties approaching …

By Paul Katula • Apr 15, 2013

Some state officials from around the country and some other organizations have advice for teens and parents to stay sober during prom season and the end of the school year.

Prince George's Co. exec gets new control of schools

By Paul Katula • Apr 15, 2013

Prince George's Co. Public Schools will now be run, in part, by the county executive, thanks to a new law, which is a watered-down compromise that doesn't give him as much power as he wanted.

A few negative effects of putting more police in schools

By Paul Katula • Apr 13, 2013

The use of police officers in schools as school resource officers may bring a few negative, unintended consequences for both students and our police forces.

Page 74 of the NGSS (natural selection) is confusing

By Paul Katula • Apr 11, 2013

As a scientist, a biologist by training, I'm wondering about a few assertions in the Next Generation Science Standards, which were released a few days ago.

Movie review: Evil Dead (2013)

By Richard Chen • Apr 10, 2013

Our movie critic says the horror film recreation is everything it was promised to be. But it could have—and should have—been so much more.

IL districts begin to deny charter for online school

By Paul Katula • Apr 9, 2013

School Districts U-46 in Elgin and 300 in Carpentersville voted to deny a charter Monday for a virtual (online) charter school, but the school can appeal to a charter commission in the state.

County exec gets key support in school takeover bid

By Paul Katula • Apr 7, 2013

Based on action in the Maryland state Senate, Prince George's county executive might be taking over control of the 204 public schools in the county fairly soon.

Fashionable, leggings deemed inappropriate for school

By Paul Katula • Apr 7, 2013

The trend of wearing leggings (tight hosiery) as pants, which started a year or two ago, is very popular among young girls, and schools need to address it more specifically in their dress codes.