Grayslake Elementary District 46 Overpaid Teachers

In more disturbing news from the local school districts, it was discovered that the Grayslake Elementary District 46 overpaid 13 teachers and classroom assistants a combined $92,106 over the last two academic years The story was in the Daily Herald. I am glad to see them continuing their reporting on the financial misconduct within the [...]

How Can School Superintendents Contracts Not Be Public Record?

The case of Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 trying to keep the former superintendents contract is a ridiculous attempt to manipulate the Freedom of Information Act. The current school administration is costing the taxpayers thousands of dollars to prevent the public from seeing what is in the contract. One part of the case is that [...]

Another School Districts Chooses the Expensive Field Turf

Palantine-Schaumburg High School District 211 agreed to spend $8.5 Million dollars to put artificial turf onto its stadiums at its 5 schools. This cost is an extra $2 Million dollars that originally expected. You can read some related stories about this at the following: Test: Lead in Dist. 211 turf doesn’t pose health risk Straight [...]

Warren High School District 121 Newsletter

The link below contains the latest newsletter mailed to Warren District 121 residents. Please review this and leave comments if you wish. I’ll try to do some analysis later, but I just don’t have time at the moment. Pay attention to page 1 with the district comparisons and how much is being spent across these [...]

Senate Joint Resolution 13 (SJR13) – Property Tax Assessment Freeze

The following was a letter to the editor in yesterday’s Daily Herald. How we assess properties in Illinois is a good idea, but it won’t really do anything about your property taxes unless they limit what school districts and other taxing bodies can levy. Senate Joint Resolution 13 (SJR13) (Property Tax Assessment Freeze) allows for [...]

Pediatrician Says Try Discipline before Ritalin

Pediatrician Says Try Discipline before Ritalin is “Could it be that America would rather give unruly kids a pill than a swat?” That’s what Dr. Lawrence Diller asks in a recent article. The behavioral pediatrician in Walnut Creek, Calif., said he thinks Ritalin is prescribed too often. “There’s good solid evidence that when you give [...]

Why do school districts exist with only 1 school?

Did you know there are 200 school districts that exist in Illinois that only have 1 school? I knew there were some but did not know there were that many. The Daily Herald pointed this out last Saturday. [Emphasis mine] School districts across Lake County are grappling with an array of critical issues from rising [...]

District 46 Superintendent Ellen Correll Defends Paying For Consultant Who Gave Awards

In a letter to the editor, Grayslake Elementary District 46 Superintendent Ellen Correll defends paying the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence to review the districts schools and them receiving awards from them. On Monday, June 2, the Daily Herald published an article entitled “Grayslake Elementary District 46 honored by company it hired.” Unfortunately, the reporter [...]

Are School Districts to Blame For the Mortgage Crisis?

Are School Districts to Blame For the Mortgage Crisis? This is a very interesting question and explored by Robert Frank in his article DOn’t Blame All Borrowers. [Emphasis mine] It’s easy to see why. Even in the 1950s, one of the highest priorities of most parents was to send their children to the best possible [...]

Democrats and Teachers Unions: Putting Children Last

The Democrats and Teachers Unions are trying to kill the Washington D.C. Opportunity scholarships. In effect they are Putting Children Last instead of first. Visit the WSJ for the full article. I am going to highlight the most important quotes and statements below. Democrats in Congress have finally found a federal program they want to [...]

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