Aspiring school teachers fail in math

Only 27% of aspiring teachers could pass the math tests. If you have any doubts why fuzzy math, everyday math, new math or whatever name the education schools come up with. Money is not going to solve this problem. Competition, alternative certifications and real world experienced teachers will have the greatest impact. The Massachusetts Department [...]

Kids Find Cost Free Solution Instead of Teachers, Administration

The article from the Chicago Sun-Times is highlighting the need for Recess and other activities in Chicago Public Schools. In doing so they pointed out how the kids came up with a cost-free way to have after school programs to help the kids stay off the streets. They asked parents to volunteer to lead after-school [...]

1-percent sales tax hike won't be on Nov. 4 ballot

Thankfully, the 1-percent sales tax for school construction will not be on the ballot this November. Of course, the schools will regroup and try again. They always do and there is nothing the voters can do about it. The best we can do is continue to watch school spending and try to elect fiscally responsible [...]

Illinois funds 29 percent of public schools' costs

The South Town Star article stating Illinois funds 29 percent of public schools’ costs is disengenuous. This is an average across all schools in which some schools get the majority of their funding from the state and some get nearly zero. In addition, the property tax system that funds the majority of Illinois public schools [...]

Funding Inequities Highlight need to fund the child and not bureaucracies

State Sen. Meeks is encouraging CPS students to skip school the first day and attempt to register at New Trier and other so called elite schools. This is a gimic that highlights the inequity in our current school funding model of funding bureaucratic districts leaving many children behind. Unfortunately, Sen. Meeks is missing the boat [...]

Video That Explains The Argument for School Choice

This is a great video showing the idiocy of arguments opposing funding the child instead of public government school bureaucracies. (Hat tip: Liberty is for me)

Does the Illinois Lottery pay for education?

Does the Illinois Lottery pay for education? That is the question the Daily Herald answered a few days ago. [Emphasis Mine] First, an answer. Yes, millions of dollars from losing Illinois Lottery tickets go to fund public education. ————————– The lottery began in 1974, but the money wasn’t specifically earmarked for education until 1985. That [...]

Black Boys Still Lag in Graduation, Report Says

This report is from the Schott Foundation for Public Education and reported in EdWeek. [Emphasis mine] Since 2004, the foundation has tracked the school performance of African-American boys. This year’s report, released last month in Chicago at the annual UNITY convention of minority journalists, shows that 53 percent of black males did not receive diplomas [...]

Antioch District 34 Group Recommends Referendum

This falls in the no surprise category. The small group of parents and teachers who came to the meetings recommended a referendum. See the stories about it in the following local papers: News-Sun: Antioch group recommends elementary school referendum (Excerpt below) Daily Herald: Antioch group tabs education goals Antioch Review: Nav34 recommendations presented to board [...]

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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