Saturday, June 17, 2006

My Kids Deserve Better

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My Kids Deserve Better features the book Public Schools, Public Menance by Joel Turtel. This book is a summer must read for parents.
Friday, June 16, 2006

ARE GOVERNMENT FAILURES THE RESULT OF THE WRONG PEOPLE RUNNING IT?

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The following is the final in our series by Michael Cloud c 2006 titled ARE GOVERNMENT FAILURES THE RESULT OF THE WRONG PEOPLE RUNNING IT?....
Thursday, June 15, 2006

The Danger of the Easy by Michael Cloud c 2006

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This is dedicated to all of those who speak out against education mediocrity and warning to those in District 158 and District 300 who did n...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Personal Responsibility Sets Us Free - by Michael Cloud c 2002

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Continuing our series with Michael Cloud. When he speaks of the government below think of your public schools. Public schools are governm...
Tuesday, June 13, 2006

"Deficit" or "Overspending": the Difference One Word Makes - Copyright 2005 by Michael Cloud

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In the article below replace federal government with public eduacation the same principle applies to both the federal government and the pub...
Monday, June 12, 2006

THE SOBEREST DRUNK IN THE BAR: COMPARING GOVERNMENTS - Copyright 2006 by Michael Cloud

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Dear Friends, This week we will be featuring the work of Michael Cloud of the Center for Small Government. The following piece appeared at...
Sunday, June 11, 2006

Teenagers are not lazy

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The letter to the editor from this bright young student appeared in the Northwest Herald. Thank you to Emily for the heads up I will be s...
Saturday, June 10, 2006

Dist. 158 board member calls for forensic auditor - 2 million dollars discrepancy who cares it is taxpayer money.

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How much money is missing in your school and does anyone care? Probably not that is why voters blindly continue to vote yes on referenda. ...
Friday, June 09, 2006

D-50 decides against accepting bid to outsource jobs

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The piece below appeared in the Northwest Herald on June 7th. The difference between the two bids below is about 50,000 dollars. In a sma...
Thursday, June 08, 2006

Proposition 82 rejected in California - Socialism rejected -

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Universal preschool for all failed in California. Voters reject Prop. 82 By Dana Hull Mercury News California voters soundly rejected Propo...
Wednesday, June 07, 2006

The Agony of American Education - How per-student funding can revolutionize public schools

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The following story appeared at Reason online Free Minds and Free Markets. The Agony of American Education How per-student funding can rev...
Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Why doesn't Blagojevich just sell the public school system?

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The following piece appeared on Students First and in the in the Daily Herald. Why doesn't Blagojevich just sell the public school sys...
Monday, June 05, 2006

Reckless Sale of State Assets By Senator Chris Lauzen

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“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves large...
Sunday, June 04, 2006

Feds probe company over use of gift cards

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CRAFT has always said investigate and you will find either corruption, patronage, waste and/or fraud in your schools. The Federal Governme...
Saturday, June 03, 2006

State lawmakers' pension jackpot

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This story below appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. Hat tip to the folks at The Family Taxpayers Foundation. Just an FYI. Teachers a...
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Friday, June 02, 2006

Two pensions and a county job at 91

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This story below appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. Hat tip to the folks at The Family Taxpayers Foundation. Just an FYI. Teachers a...
Thursday, June 01, 2006

John Dewey’s Theories of Education on Marxists Archive - Notable AFT Figure.

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By W. F. Warde (George Novack) John Dewey’s Theories of Education Written: 1960 Source: International Socialist Review, Vol. 21, No. 1, Wint...
Wednesday, May 31, 2006

SAT scores dropped significantly this year. Blame the schools, not the test.

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The following piece appeared in the Wall Street Journal. How Low Can We Go? SAT scores dropped significantly this year. Blame the schools,...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Taxpayer advocacy group plans to file suit.

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More Questions Arise as Suit is Being Finalized! (Updated 05/20/06)           While compiling the list of documentation supporting our claim...
Monday, May 29, 2006

U.S. Army Spc, E-4, Eric D. Clark

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Dear Friends and Readers, We were out of town and also dealing with the loss of a good friend's son in the Iraq conflict. Memorial Day ...