Why 2026 is the year of the cursive comeback By Paul Katula • Mar 4, 2026 Neuroscientists and educators explain why the "outdated" skill of cursive is actually a secret weapon for student memory and motor skills.
States asked to strip ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed By Paul Katula • Aug 26, 2025 HHS orders 46 states to cut “gender ideology” from sex ed, threatening $81 million and raising historic federal overreach concerns.
IL parents file lawsuit seeking to end mask mandate By Paul Katula • Oct 25, 2021 More than 100 IL parents are suing the state and school districts in order to end Gov Pritzker's mask mandate for school buildings.
Tragic Covid-related deaths in Florida’s Polk Co. By Paul Katula • Oct 14, 2021 Despite deaths from Covid among school staff members in Florida, Gov Ron DeSantis continues to penalize school officials who want mask mandates.
Should schools mandate vaccines? By Paul Katula • Oct 8, 2021 The position of student opinion writers varies as widely as adults' viewpoints when it comes to mandates imposed on students to get vaccinated.
Md. schools to stock opioid overdose drug By Paul Katula • Aug 14, 2017 Opioid abuse has hit high schools, so educators in many states, incl. Maryland, stock schools with an emergency overdose antidote drug.