Articles filed under Elmhurst Unit District 205

• Audit: Suburban governments far from transparent Jul 10, 2013 12:20 PM
  By Lenore T. Adkins When it comes to posting certain information on government websites that's readily available to the public, most suburban agencies have a long way to go before they'll be completely transparent, an audit from the Illinois Policy Institute has found. Of the 102 governmental agencies the institute audited, 70 posted scores of 60 points or below, a failing grade. “It's a missed opportunity to really engage the public to participate,” said Brian Costin, the institute's director of government reform.
  

   

• Editorial: A road map to transparency Aug 7, 2012 8:29 AM
  The Daily Herald Editorial Board Those local governments that need to be more transparent must make it a priority and emulate those who are doing it well as graded by the Illinois Policy Institute, a Daily Herald editorial says.
  

   
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  Recession hits 'private public' schools, too Apr 12, 2010 12:01 AM
  By Kerry Lester A study published last month by a nonprofit think-tank, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, reported that more than 1.7 million American children attend "private public schools" - filled with predominately white children, with less than 5 percent coming from low-income homes.