Round Lake Schools Expect "Financial Recognition"

The Round Lake Schools are expecting to be recognized with the highest rating for their finances. This is a great achievement and a testament as to how financial restraint and good management can achieve results that truly allow the district to help focus on the students.            School leaders expect the Illinois State Board of [...]

Education Funding Bills

I received an email today from the NEA asking for help in getting Congress to increase funding for the government school system. I decide to follow their links and send my Congressional Representatives a letter of my own. What I sent is copied below. I would encourage all those that believe our government school systems [...]

Antioch District 34 Survey

Antioch Elementary School District 34 is conducting a survey of its residents. The survey runs through November 26th.            ANTIOCH — Antioch School District 34 residents will receive a letter this month inviting them to participate in an on-line survey on how to deal with the district’s overcrowded schools. The survey will take less than [...]

Round Lake Teachers

The teachers in Round Lake are not happy with the money portion of the offer made during negotiations of their new contract.            The teachers and support staff are strictly adhering to work start and stop times, not volunteering any extra time before or after work and not taking work home. [snip] “I don’t think, [...]