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Education Editorial Blog Entries
SCHOOL TRANSPARENCY HONOR ROLL- EDITORIAL!
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 9/2/2008
ILLINOIS SCHOOL TRANSPARENCY HONOR ROLL 25 School Districts with Total Budget of $1.903 Billion! ... Read More
Views: 139 | Comments: 0
SALARY TRANSPARENCY IN ILLINOIS' COMMUNITY COLLEGES---- PLUS UPDATED LINKS!
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 8/3/2008
Post the salary information of administrator, faculty, and staff online!By: Adam AndrzejewskiAugust 3, 2008 UPDATE ON THIS STORY Read our letter to the College of DuPage Board... Read More
Views: 176 | Comments: 2
3 VICTORIES IN 3 WEEKS: PASSING THE 'OPEN BOOK' TEST
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 7/10/2008
3 VICTORIES IN 3 WEEKS:  PASSING THE 'OPEN BOOK' TEST  Nearly $400 million of additional education spending now online!By Adam AndrzejewskiDirector, ForTheGoodOfIllinois.org“I appreciate your advocacy on beh... Read More
Views: 259 | Comments: 0
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE PASSES THE "OPEN BOOK TEST"!
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 6/4/2008
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE PASSES THE "OPEN BOOK TEST"!  Now Posts check register on school website   By Adam Andrzejewskiadam@forthegoodofillinois.orgLINK:  http://www.cod.edu/... Read More
Views: 411 | Comments: 8
A FULLY VETTED IDEA FOR EDUCATION
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 5/9/2008
A FULLY VETTED IDEA FOR EDUCATION Can Illinois Schools Pass the ‘Open Book’ Test?By Adam AndrzejewskiMay 9, 2008Illinois government is a big bureaucracy.  There are 7,200... Read More
Views: 303 | Comments: 3
CAN ILLINOIS EDUCATION PASS THE 'OPEN BOOK' TEST?
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 2/21/2008
CAN ILLINOIS EDUCATION PASS THE ‘OPEN BOOK’ TEST? By: Adam AndrzejewskiFebruary 21, 2008 Starting “An Open Book Revolution In Illinois Government” ... Read More
Views: 720 | Comments: 13
OPAQUE EDUCATION & TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 2/11/2008
This argument was cited on editorial page of the Washington DC National Examiner OPAQUE EDUCATION & TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY ... Read More
Views: 558 | Comments: 1
CREATING SMART EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 2/6/2008
CREATING SMART EDUCATION IN ILLINOISA first step to turn it around… ... Read More
Views: 1031 | Comments: 5
Illinois Students Test: Below Average
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education Editorial | Published: 10/25/2007
  ILLINOIS STUDENTS TEST:  BELOW AVERAGE   ... Read More
Views: 1053 | Comments: 3

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10 CHICAGO FIRE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Corruption | Published: 9/5/2008 | Views: 6
10 individuals are no longer working as inspectors for Chicago's Fire P... Read More
COOK COUNTY WEBSITE TO SHOW HOW TAX MONEY IS SPENT!
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Government Reform | Published: 9/4/2008 | Views: 8
Yesterday the Cook County Board voted in favor of posting all vendor co... Read More
ILLINOIS CHILDREN ARE THE LOSERS IN NEWEST STATE BUDGET CUTS
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Budget | Published: 8/29/2008 | Views: 18
To cover the $2 billion deficit in the state budget, the governor... Read More
BLAGOJEVICH CONSIDERING A THIRD TERM AS GOVERNOR.
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Corruption | Published: 8/29/2008 | Views: 26
The presidential elections have not even taken place, but already... Read More
STATE UNION EMPLOYEES MAY GET 15.2% RAISE
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Budget | Published: 8/29/2008 | Views: 25
The 35,000 members of the American Federation of State, County an... Read More
TRANSPARENCY PROPOSED FOR THE 970 TIF DISTRICTS THAT GET BILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Corruption | Published: 8/29/2008 | Views: 16
The Illinois department of revenue is trying to make the state’s ... Read More
CHILDREN MUSEUM MOVE COULD EARN THE EMPLOYER OF THE MAYOR'S NEPHEW $3 MILLION ANNUALY
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Corruption | Published: 8/29/2008 | Views: 18
Chicago mayor Richard Daley has been trying for a while to have t... Read More
CHICAGO PlUMBING INSPECTOR FACING FEDERAL CHARGES FOR TAKING BRIBES
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Corruption | Published: 8/27/2008 | Views: 27
If there was any doubt left that Chicago inspectors are corrupt, ... Read More
WINNEBAGO SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSES COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX INCREASE FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education | Published: 8/27/2008 | Views: 21
Winnebago County’s Harlem School District 122 has taken the first... Read More
NAPERVILLE TEEN ARRESTED AFTER ASSAULTING AN ADMINISTRATOR
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Crime-Juvenile | Published: 8/27/2008 | Views: 21
A Naperville student did not take being disciplined calmly.  The ... Read More
COOK COUNTY'S FOCUS ON APPEAREANCE COSTS TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $113,000
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Corruption | Published: 8/27/2008 | Views: 18
After losing a minimum of $2 million of taxpayer funds to corrupt... Read More
NILES MAYOR RETIRES AFTER BEING CHARGED OF TAKING $420,000 IN KICKBACKS.
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Corruption | Published: 8/25/2008 | Views: 23
Nicholas Blase has begun his retirement today.  The 80-year-old f... Read More
POORLY CONSTRUCTED SCHOOLBUILDINGS RAISE QUESTIONS ON INSPECTION SYSTEM.
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Education | Published: 8/25/2008 | Views: 25
After $80 million in construction work was done on the Lake Zuric... Read More
COOK COUNTY TAKES 3% OF ITS EMPLOYEE'S DONATIONS
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Corruption | Published: 8/25/2008 | Views: 19
Not even the charitable cook county workers are safe from being v... Read More
RELEASING MORE DEFENDANTS ON ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE COULD SAVE COOK COUNTY $23 MILLION
By: For The Good Of Illinois | Category: Government Reform | Published: 8/22/2008 | Views: 24
Cook County’s Chief Circuit Judge Timothy Evans and the Sherriff ... Read More
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