Parents Complain about Report
This article was in the Daily Herald today. This was also the topic of discussion on Libby Collins Show on WKRS this morning. Homework project too much for 4th grader, parent says By Sara Faiwell Daily Herald Staff Writer Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 One parent’s objection to how a fourth-grade social studies project was [...]
Standards for No Child law eased
Illinois has been able to get the No Child Left Behind standards relaxed. I’ll let you read the article. To me this is just another example of the Education Establishment working together to make sure nothing for them has to change. They are working the system to allow themselves to look good even if that [...]
Education Carnival #21
The lastest Education Carnival is up and running. This is an excellent week for posts. Go read them all. They are all very good this week and so I won’t highlight any specific ones.
Supt. Ryan's pact merits 'outrage'
There was a letter to the editor in the Daily Southtown today aboout the outrage of the practices of Thomas Ryan, the Superintendent of Sauk Village School District 168. Scores of children have been mistreated by District 168 stretching back years (reported in the Southtown and elsewhere): homeless children being denied entry to District 168 [...]
Lakeview Sold Today
District 46 held the auction this morning for the Lakeview School. It was sold for $1.9 Million to its current tenants Westlake Christian Academy. There were only 2 bidders, Westlake and First Rockford Group, a development group. A sales contract will be signed within the next 3 days. Closing is expected within the next 30 [...]
State Aid Money May be on Time
The Governor is trying to make sure the final 2 State Aid payments are made on time this year. This should help schools that are struggling at this time of year to keep their budgets balanced. Read more here.
Greatest Enemy of Public Education
The following is an editorial by Stanley Crouch on June 19th in the Chicago Sun-Times. In it, he talks about why the Teacher’s Unions are the enemy of public education. I agree with him to a point. I think his view that NCLB is overly optimistic. NCLB by itself will not restore our education system [...]
Education Martyrs
My wife has convinced me to start writing a book about the intimidation and smears that take place when people stand up and oppose the Education Systems greed and other agendas. For this to be successful I need your help. I need you to pass this on to as many people as you can. Ask [...]
Downtime
My site will down for maintenance on Sunday, Jun. 26th from 8 am to approximately 9 am. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
How Pensions Cost the Taxpayer and Take Money from the Children
Every time I bring up the golden parachutes received by teachers and administrators I hear the same thing, “The teachers paid for it and they deserve it.”; or “What other districts pay doesn’t affect our district, they are wealthy.” These people are wearing blinders or something, but they cannot see the reality that faces them. [...]
