Movie preview: Passion to Teach By Paul Katula • Aug 1, 2017 The US and the educational community are in a bitter struggle to decimate the public schools by turning them into profit-generating machines.
This week in Washington (Trump, Sessions, DeVos) By Paul Katula • Jul 20, 2017 The political banter continues, as the drama escalates in Washington, Baltimore; meanwhile, life marches on for students and Americans.
Trump’s budget has no common good By Paul Katula • May 25, 2017 Donald Trump has proposed a federal budget that will drastically cut scientific research, education, and environmental protection.
Movie review: Your Name By Paul Katula • Apr 8, 2017 A new Japanese animé film reminds me of the whole voucher-privatization debate for public schools: an identity crisis.
In Oklahoma, a voucher bill dies like poor Jud By Paul Katula • Mar 4, 2017 Another voucher bill goes down in the state legislature, this time in Oklahoma. Yeeow! Aye-yip-aye-yo-ee-ay! Yeeow!
A few reasons for and against vouchers By Paul Katula • Mar 3, 2017 Vouchers, which send public money to private schools, are in for a battle, and some news commentators say a battle line has been drawn.
25 years of data show no gains from vouchers By Press Release • Mar 2, 2017 Vouchers are shown to be ineffective in yet another long-term study. When will we learn that taking funds away from public schools is a bad idea?
The question: Boost or boot vouchers in Maryland? By Paul Katula • Mar 1, 2017 Should Maryland increase the funding for vouchers that help public school students attend private schools or throw the program out?
Trump addresses Congress for the 1st time By Paul Katula • Mar 1, 2017 Donald Trump delivered a speech before a joint session of Congress last night, denouncing bigotry, calling for school choice, and pleading for harmony.
3 studies show poor academic results for vouchers By Paul Katula • Feb 26, 2017 A few remarkable studies show that students in 3 states who receive vouchers do worse than their voucher-eligible peers who remain in public schools.