Articles filed under Mount Prospect District 57
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Leave cursive instruction aloneSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - I found your article about teaching cursive writing to our youth in the public schools very interesting, indeed. Having taught and served as principal in two schools in ...
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District 57 considers tax hike request in 2012Sep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 leaders continue to explore the possibility of asking voters to approve a tax hike next year. The discussion comes in light of dwin...
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Palatine Dist. 15 exploring STEM academySep 15, 2011 12:00 am - If Palatine Township Elementary District 15 officials can manage to find the funding, its seventh- and eighth-graders may soon be exposed to a curriculum more focused on...
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Dist. 57 is reaping money mess it sowedAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - District 57 just called, purporting to be conducting a community survey regarding “the district’s financial situation. (Read: Trying to justify a referendum).” The quest...
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Doesn’t trust Dist. 57 with his moneyAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - Mr. Berry’s recent letter to the Daily Herald makes some remarks that Mount Prospect taxpayers would take issue with. He claims that the last referendum passed in Distri...
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Dist. 57 an asset for all of Mt. ProspectAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - District 57 has not passed a referendum since 1988, and has among the lowest-paid staff in the 42 districts of the Northwest Cook region. The district’s revenue is contr...
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No tax increase in sight for District 57Jul 18, 2011 3:00 am - Dist. 57 and Supt. Aumiller just don’t get it. Too many Mt. Prospect residents have lost their jobs during this horrible recession (Depression to many of us). Homeowners...
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Scholarships will be awarded to students based on needJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - When District 57 in Mount Prospect raised music program participation fees by 50 percent for next year, Joe Sonnefeldt wanted to do something to help families who need a...
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Teacher talks in Mount Prospect District 57 continueJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 and its teachers union are continuing negotiations on a new labor contract after meeting with a federal mediator on Monday. Public ...
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School district reserves too high, tax group saysMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - A local group of citizens says that nearby school districts are hoarding taxes and should redistribute the money back to taxpayers. The group says that 16 school distric...