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Are our schools failing?
According to the Department of Education, as many as 4 in 5 will fail to make adequate yearly progress this year. So is this failing? Personally I agree that NCLB NEEDS to be changed, but saying that 82% of … Continue reading
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RPS205 CFO or maybe Weatherman…
The CFO of the Rockford Public School District (RPS205) would make a great weatherman. How many other jobs do you know of that allow you to be wrong more often than right and still get paid. Then again, since I … Continue reading
Where is all of the money?
The state of Illinois is way behind on paying its bills. I’m sure that doesn’t surprise anybody, but I want to know where all of the money is? Too many things are affected by this problem. And it’s not just … Continue reading
Discrimination…
I will write an article on this later, but for right now I want to know what YOU consider to be discrimination.
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Changes to Education laws?!?!?
President Obama has tasked Congress with changing education laws before the beginning of the next school year. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. The current law looked good on paper and made the right noises to … Continue reading
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School consolidation?
The governor of Illinois came up with the idea of consolidating all Illinois school districts to a much smaller number as a cost saving measure. Personally I think that this isn’t going to save nearly as much as he thinks. … Continue reading
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Tsunami
Our hearts and well-wishes go out to all who have been affected by this disaster.
Walker signs bill. Labor loses!!!
Wisconsin governor Walker signed the bill that officially strips the collective bargaining ability of public union workers. They should name the tsunami after him.
Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey’s speech…
Let’s hear any and all comments about Morrissey’s speech. Personally I don’t think that the mayor of a city should have any control over a school board unless he/she happens to be a sitting member. But I DO agree with … Continue reading
Rockford School District no longer in talks with Rockford Park District.
The Park District, it seems, will NOT be running the RPS205 sports programs. I was never sure if this would have been a good thing or not. What do you think?
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