The final table in our analysis of 2016 school spending focuses on high school graduation rates and how well high school students tested in various subject matters. A Friend of McHenry County Blog did the heavy lifting in manipulating this … Continue reading
Category Archives: Science
The McHenry County College Board is scheduled to meet tonight at 6:30 to discuss facility need for science labs/health careers. The only story written so far on the subject, published last Friday, can be found here. A critique by Steve … Continue reading
Former McHenry County Board President Ron Parrish is quite pleased with what administrators offered up Thursday night to solve the science and health science facility deficiency. “Wonderful,” was his first comment after the presentation by newly-installed President Clint Gabbard. “This is … Continue reading
Over the last two days, I’ve presented parts 1 and 2 of bond analyst Steve Willson’s analysis of the $34 million so-called “Science Labs” project at MCC. In the final installment today, Willson shows how a plan to refurbish existing … Continue reading
Yesterday I ran Part 1 of bond analyst Steve Willson’s analysis of McHenry County College’s $34 million capital projects plan, in which he rebutted the evidence from the College’s consultant that enrollment at the College was likely to grow at … Continue reading
The following analysis was performed by Lakewood bond analyst Steve Willson: MCC’s Not Really Science Labs Project In 2014, MCC decided to undertake a “space utilization” study. The original goal was to determine the most efficient way to use MCC’s … Continue reading