What does same-sex marriage have to do with educating children properly? Does it improve scores in math? What about reading? Does it help students to write better? Of course the answer to these questions is No. So why does the NEA intend to even discuss and vote on recognizing same-sex marriages [...]
The Thomas Fordham Foundation has a new school funding plan they are calling the 100% Solution. This plan uses a weighted student funding formula to supposedly put more money into the kids that need it the most while allowing them school choice at the same time. I will be looking at this proposal [...]
In the world of government education nothing seems to surprise me anymore. The arrogance at which they operate seems to have no bounds.
In a story Tuesday in the Daily Herald they reported that the Principals of Grayslake Central and Warren Township were heading to China to see schools there and to learn about possibly [...]
The 2006 graduating class of Westlake Christian Academy was offered an astonishing average of $39,667 per student. All but one of the students will be continuing their education at colleges and universities.
Here is a list of the colleges/universities they will be attending this fall:
Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Northland College, [...]
Some tasks in live are hard; they take time, hard work and patience. Other tasks are easy. These are the tasks that usually get left undone. Quoting Jim Rohn, “What’s easy to do — is easy NOT to do.”
So why do we not do the easy things and how do we [...]
There has been a group of citizens watching the Waukegan schools for a while now. They have been videotaping the school board meetings and putting snippets up on the web. They are linked on the right side of the page along with documents and audio.
There name is Community Organizing for School Leadership Accountability [...]
I came across this interesting article by James Smith on Proviso Probe. Mr. Smith recently ran for the State Senate in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Sen. Kim Lightford defeated him. I have excerpts below (emphasis mine). Please go read the entire article. It is well worth the read.
I have come [...]
If you haven’t visited a carnival lately, here is your chance. Step right up and pick your prize. Everyone’s a winner:
Carnival of Education
Carnival of Homeschooling
Carnival of Family Life
If you want to join in the action, find out how to submit your posts for this weeks events:
Send your Carnival of Education submissions to thebonnyglen [...]
The Hidden Cost of Tenure was a great piece of reporting by Scott Reeder, capital bureau chief for the Small Newspaper Group. This has been recognized and rewarded with Scott winning the $10,000 Clark Mollenhoff Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting. Congratulations Scott. (Hat tip: Peoria Pundit)
For those of you who did not [...]
Here is a new perk for school board members; get hired by the school district making $101,000. This is just another example of how bloated bureaucracies works.
Huntley District 158 board members hired one of their own Wednesday night to fill a newly created, top administrative position.
Board member Glen Stewart will take over July 1 [...]
I have excerpts from a letter to the editor in the Peoria Journal Star. This letter could be about any school district in the State or Country for that matter. [Emphasis Mine]
It would seem money is no object with the decisions the board makes, and that taxpayers are simply people with open checkbooks [...]
The Daily Herald is reiterating the news laid out in the last couple of school board meetings, here and here.
For about $120,000, the district will upgrade its database software and operating systems.
Business manager Dan Aggen says the upgrades will help the district deal with all kinds of student data, and the new operating [...]
It is conventional wisdom that private religious school test scores are higher than that of public schools. Have you every wondered what the difference actually was in test scores? I have, and here are the results below for the 5th grade Stanford Achievemnet Test (Tenth Edition). The data below shows the difference between [...]
Playboy Sex-Ed is the nickname for the new comprehensive sex education guidelines adopted by Chicago Public Schools. The name came from the fact that the group, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, held its spring fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion. Here is the list of sponsors from their website.
Special thanks to:
Christie Hefner [...]
The Letter to the Editor below suggest Competitve Choice as teh answer to fix our Public Government Schools. While agree with that, I don’t completely agree with all the specifics outlined.
How to fix broken education system
If it were only true that money was the solution to all problems. But it isn’t.
More money has not [...]
There was an interesting Letter to the Editor recently about District 128’s monitoring of MySpace. Emphasis Mine
Board needs review of free-speech laws
Perhaps members of Community High School District 128’s board of education need to go back to high school and retake their United States Constitution tests. This need is surprising in light of the [...]
Below are the notes from tonights School Board Meeting. Please send me any corrections. My comments are in [italics]. Emphasis mine also.
A. Call to Order – 7:00 p.m.
B. Roll Call
Kristen Absent
C. Establishment of Quorum
D. Public Comment
Cheryl
Wished Jill and Karen Happy Birthday
Jill’s birthday was earlier this month
Karen’s birthday is tomorrow
E. Action Item
Technology Committee [...]
There were several articles today and this week about Grayslake District 46 schools. I thought a roundup of the weeks news was in order. (Hat tip: d46.info for the Grayslake Review Articles)
Memories of Lakeview School
Lakeview School, which was built in 1951 is now Westlake Christian Academy. That change was readily apparent [...]
There is 1 public item to be voted on before the closed session begins at the School Board meeting Monday night 6/19 at the District Offices.
A. Call to Order – 7:00 p.m.
B. Roll Call
C. Establishment of Quorum
D. Public Comment
E. Action Item
Technology Committee Recommendation
Lakeview School, which was built in 1951 is now Westlake Christian Academy. That change was readily apparent Thursday as the Lakeview School letters were removed from the school and presented to the Grayslake Municipal Historical Museum.
Pictured above is Jean Korell of Grayslake who is receiving the “L” D46 Superintendent Ellen Correll.
The letters, [...]
Edspresso has a story about a New Jersey School District where the Superintendent received bonuses of over $17,000 with the School Board knowing about it or approving it.
The Camden Board of Education summoned Superintendent Annette D. Knox to a special meeting last night to have her explain how she earned $17,690 in bonuses [...]
Ed Week has the story about a bill in Congress that is attempting to ban MySpace and other social networking websites, at elast from libraries, schools and other locations that receive government funding.
A new bill in Congress would regulate children’s access to the popular social-networking Web sites, such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com, from [...]
I was unable to attend last night, but my wife did attend and took some wonderful pictures. Click on each below for a full size photo. Also, please read more information about the event here.
Below are my notes from the school board meeting tonight. If there are corrections or additions please let me know. My comments will be [italicized].
UPDATE: I have corrected some errors sent to me by others in attendance.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 46
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006
PRAIRIEVIEW SCHOOL
A. Call to Order – Immediately following 6:30 p.m. [...]
I know I have talked about funding the child on here many times. Did you know there is actually a city that funds each child and let’s the parents choose the school? I know what you are thinking, that must be a city down in the Bible Belt with those conversative Southern Baptists. [...]
There is a nice story in the Daily Herald today about the dedication ceremony last night dedicating the library at Prairieview to Denis Eash. I’ll also have pictures of the event up later.
Dennis Eash’s painstaking attention to detail can be seen clearly in the library at Prairieview School in Hainesville.
Every aspect from the colorful [...]
The News-Sun has this story about how Grayslake Highs School students will not be able to buy candy at the school starting this fall.
Don’t expect to find any candy for sale at either school. The district’s Wellness Committee decided it’s not good for your health.
The committee has recommended candy sales should be eliminated from the [...]
The following Letter to the Editor of the Daily Herald can apply to every school district who has and will pass a referendum until the law is changed to prevent this abuse. Another school in Lake County appears to have exceeded the amount promised to the voters. [Emphasis Mine]
What happened to promise of [...]
Below are excerpts form the Rockford Register Star about the alleged underage drinking at the School Board Presidents’ House.
ROCKFORD — Nancy Kalchbrenner says she did what any good parent would have done. When her 17-year-old daughter’s backyard bonfire party got loud, she broke it up and sent the kids home.
But more has been made [...]
The following Letter to the Editor was printed in yesterday’s Daily Herald:
Reduce tax burden, or hit the road
I recently received, as I am sure the majority of homeowners in the village of Grayslake, my property tax bill. The bill totaled $11,454.50.
I share that with you in the hopes somebody in elective office in this village [...]
