Hoffman Estates Opinion
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We can't afford 10-year teachers contractMay 16, 2016 5:00 am - (To Scott Thompson, superintendent of Palatine Township Elementary District 15.) First, I must tell you that I have the utmost respect for teachers in District 15. They ...
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Editorial: Voters have chance to drop an archaic school positionMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Every few years, Cook County residents are reminded that their county supports the last vestige of one of the most archaic layers of government in modern times. These ar...
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Raises too lavish in new District 15 contractMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - You recently printed a column on the 10-year teachers' contract for District 15 Palatine, which itemized the progressive raises over the life of the contract. One that r...
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Questionable Cook fuel tax hike needs studyApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - A 66 percent tax increase to Cook County's special use gasoline and fuel tax has been proposed by Commissioner Richard Boykin. This proposed tax increase has been earma...
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Editorial: Students benefit from creative exercise programsApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - A social media post out of Naperville raised a question that many parents of elementary school-age children are thinking. "Is it just me or did we get more recess time g...
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Dist. 15 board needs lesson in balanceApr 25, 2016 5:00 am - (An open letter to Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board President Peggy Babcock.) As a member of the community, I say shame on you. A 10-year contract i...
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Editorial: Why District 15 must release its teachers contract - nowApr 23, 2016 2:00 pm - Here's a question for board members and administrators at Palatine Township Elementary District 15: If the details of the district's TEN-YEAR contract with teachers are ...
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Editorial: District 15 has much to prove on troubling 10-year teacher contractApr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - The next time the Palatine Elementary District 15 school board and its teachers will negotiate a new contract will be sometime around 2026, thanks to a new pact approved...
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We need voter revolt to fix IllinoisApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois voters, it's time for change I am amazed that the voters of Illinois continue to vote into office Democratic legislative members that are clearly incompetent. ...
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Editorial: Gifted programs should be open to all gifted studentsApr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - It would be easy to blame Illinois' poor performance when it comes to opening up gifted education to more minority students on a lack of funding. Certainly, more funding...