South Barrington Opinion
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Editorial: Palatine District 15 fails transparency test on teacher contractMay 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Six weeks after the school board voted to ratify a historic 10-year contract with teachers in Palatine Township Elementary District 15, officials in the district finally...
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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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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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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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Endorsement: Raja Krishnamoorthi for congressional seat Duckworth is leavingFeb 08, 2016 10:00 pm - We were torn in Spring 2012 when we had to choose between Schaumburg attorney and businessman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Tammy Duckworth for the Democratic nomination for C...
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Editorial: Boards squelch dissent, distort record when they pressure for unanimityDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - There is order. And then there's order. The good people who have been elected to the school board in Palatine Township Elementary District 15 believe in order. They perm...
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Teachers, not cops should handle disciplineNov 10, 2015 5:13 am - As a career teacher and supervisor of teachers in the field of behavior-challenged students, I am alarmed at the current tendency to hand over minor discipline issues to...