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Posts tagged "Schools"

Wasteful Referendum Defeated in Suburban Lamont

-By Warner Todd Huston One of the election day success stories enjoyed by Americans for Prosperity, Illinois, occurred in nearby Lamont. A wasteful school referendum was defeated in Lamont and AFP was at the forefront of educating voters on the facts as they went to the polls. Residents of Lamont had become tired of seeing... Read more »
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April 13, 2011 at 10:04 am
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Chicago School Accuses Parents of Poisoning Children

-By Warner Todd Huston The nanny state in the people’s republic of Chicago rears its ugly head once again where a school principal has accused parents of trying to poison their own children with “unhealthy” bag lunches. And so, in her infinite wisdom, Principal Elsa Carmona had banned all lunches brought from home. I guess... Read more »
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April 13, 2011 at 10:01 am
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Schools Snub Obama's Speaking Contest

-By Warner Todd Huston Last year 1,000 high schools competed to win the chance to have President Obama attend their graduation exercises. But this year, the White House is scrambling to understand why only 68 schools have applied for the honor. The Political Hotsheet blog at CBSNews tells us that internal memos are flummoxed as... Read more »
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March 8, 2011 at 9:14 am
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Illinois Democrat's Attempt to Register Homeschoolers Like Criminals

-By Warner Todd Huston Treating homeschooled children like criminals that need to be tracked by the state, Democrat Illinois State Senator Ed Maloney of Chicago has introduced SB 136, a bill that requires all non-public school students to register with the State Board of Education. The summary of the bill reads: Amends the School Code... Read more »
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February 3, 2011 at 9:35 am
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Grayslake: Insider Deal Gets Plum Job for Retiring School Board Member

-By Warner Todd Huston It must be nice to be School Board Member Michael Linder of Grayslake, Illinois. He seems awfully lucky to have landed a plum new job, paid for by the taxpayers of Lake County. Awfully lucky, indeed. In fact, he’s so lucky that one suspects an insider deal was made to get... Read more »
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January 13, 2011 at 10:30 am
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Public Service: Help Some High School Students With Their Debate Tournament

From the NCFCA… I just wanted to let you know about a wonderful opportunity coming your way. January 26-28, a group of junior and senior high school students will be involved in a speech and debate contest at the Harvest Bible Chapel (1805 High Pointe,Naperville, IL). These students are part of the National Christian Forensics... Read more »
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January 3, 2011 at 10:10 pm
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Illinois School Uses 'Stimulus' $$ For Raises and Bonuses While Raising Property Taxes

-By Warner Todd Huston Arrogance is an ugly thing. But it seems that Grayslake School Board Superintendent Ellen Correll has it in spades. Not only did she and four other board members vote to increase its tax levy on the community, but she also announced that she used federal “stimulus” money to dole out raises... Read more »
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December 10, 2010 at 11:08 am
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First Major Endorsement for Chicago Mayor: Vallas Nods to Chico

From Fox Chicago: Chicago – Former Chicago Public Schools Chief Paul Vallas has endorsed Gery Chico in the race for Mayor of Chicago. Paul Vallas joined us in the studio to talk about it... Read more »
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November 24, 2010 at 2:27 pm
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Sec. of Education Duncan Pledges to Turn Kids Into 'Good Environmental Citizens'

-By Warner Todd Huston Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, pledged to turn America’s school children into good enviro zombies at an appearance at a Virginia high school earlier in the month and he intends to use federal funds to do it. CNSNews reports: “Right now, in the second decade of the 21st century, preparing... Read more »
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September 23, 2010 at 6:23 pm
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Miss. School: Only White Students can be Class Prez, Only Blacks Vice Prez

-By Warner Todd Huston In Mississippi, Nettleton Middle School is finally doing away with its policy of portioning school class officer positions by race. As the policy stood before this month, the student officer positions were set up so that if you wanted to run for eighth grade class president you had to be white... Read more »
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August 30, 2010 at 12:07 am
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