How Can School Superintendents Contracts Not Be Public Record?
June 19, 2008 by admin
Filed under Funding Reform, General
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 [...]
Senate Joint Resolution 13 (SJR13) – Property Tax Assessment Freeze
June 17, 2008 by admin
Filed under Funding Reform, General
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 [...]
Democrats and Teachers Unions: Putting Children Last
June 11, 2008 by admin
Filed under Fund The Child, Funding Reform, General
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 [...]
Property Tax Day
June 2, 2008 by admin
Filed under Funding Reform
Today is Property Tax Day, the day when the first installment of your property taxes are due. Many of you are still upset by the high property taxes. Many of you still blame the Assessor or the Treasurer, when in fact the real culprit are the taxing bodies. Just look at your tax bill and [...]
Lauzen to Hold Property Tax Forum
May 7, 2008 by admin
Filed under Funding Reform, General
State Sen. Chris Lauzen will be holding a property tax forum Monday, May 12 from 7 – 8:30 pm at the Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville. (Hat tip: Daily Herald) [Emphasis mine] As property tax bills begin to appear in mailboxes throughout Kane and Kendall counties, state Sen. Chris Lauzen, an Aurora [...]
Grayslake Mayor Says No to SB2288/HB750
April 20, 2008 by admin
Filed under Fund The Child, Funding Reform, General
Grayslake Mayor Tim Perry and the Grayslake Board voted 5-0 this week against the passage of SB2288/HB750. [Emphasis mine] Grayslake village board members voted 5-0 in favor of a resolution against the Senate proposal. The village’s position will be communicated to lawmakers in Springfield. “If there is no guarantee there is permanent property tax [...]
Palatine School District 15 School Board passes resolution opposing SB2288 and HB750
April 12, 2008 by admin
Filed under Funding Reform, General
From the Champion News (April 10th): Editor’s note: The Palatine District 15 School Board passed a resolution yesterday evening opposing SB2288 and HB750. The resolution passed with 6 Yes votes and 1 Abstention. Some Republican legislators are rumored to be supporting the bills, which would allow the General Assembly to override a possible Blagojevich [...]
Reject Ploy to Hike Taxes for Education
April 10, 2008 by admin
Filed under Fund The Child, Funding Reform, General
“Reject ploy to hike taxes for education” is the title of a letter to the editor in the Daily Herald. [Emphasis mine] State government thinks educating Illinois children is about money, not learning. The Illinois State Board of Education regularly lowers the achievement bar so we can keep wishfully thinking no child’s being left [...]
Teachers Unions, School Administrators enlist the PTA to Push SB2288, HB750
April 3, 2008 by admin
Filed under Funding Reform
I received the email below today from a resident of District 15/211. This was sent out by the PTA from my understanding. The PTA, Teachers Unions, and school officials are hosting a meeting on Saturday, April 12th to push the $8 Billion Dollar tax increase known as HB750 or SB2288. Since this is being hosted [...]
Education Funding Reform – Tax Swap HB750
February 26, 2008 by admin
Filed under Fund The Child, Funding Reform, General, Illinois Energy Consortium
The yearly effort by Illinois Legislators to raise your taxes under the guise of Education Reform has returned. this time it is under a new name SB2288. You can read the full bill and see its co-sponsors at the General Assembly website. The Senate Education Committee votes tomorrow, Wednesday afternoon on this money grab. Please [...]
