Jake Griffin of the Daily Herald racked up school spending to lobbying organizations in a recent article. Fox River Grove spend $5,293–the least of any local school district–on the school board and school administrators organization. Cary spent $11,583, joining the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Illinois Association of School Boards
From Illinois News Network www.ilnews.org: School Conference Costs McHenry County Taxpayers Big Money Six of McHenry County’s largest school districts sent more than 75 administrators, staff and school board members to a single conference in Chicago in November at a … Continue reading
The following was written by Scott Reeder, the journalist in residence at the Illinois Police Institute: EDUCATING IN THE DARK As a journalist, I have filed thousands of Freedom of Information Act requests with Illinois school districts and uncovered major … Continue reading
Here’s the press release: IASB Board Names Executive Director-Select February 27, 2012 The Illinois Association of School Boards will have a new executive director later this year. Roger Eddy of Hustonville was chosen by the Association board of directors at … Continue reading
Double-dipping State Rep. and School Superintendent Roger Eddy has an offer to go to taxeater heaven. The tax hiking advocate and transparency opponent has released a statement which I found in the Decatur Herald-Review via a link from Dave Diersen’s … Continue reading
Not only are townships and municipalities using taxpayer dollars to lobby against the interests of their taxpayers, so are school boards. And they are all paying for their lobbying with taxpayer-financed dues. Read what is posted on the Illinois Association … Continue reading
In an Illinois Community College Trustees Association report supplied to McHenry County College trustees is a little item that would go a long way to removing restrictions imposed by the Property Tax Cap. See if you can figure out what … Continue reading
In an Illinois Community College Trustees Association report supplied to McHenry County College trustees is a little item that would go a long way to removing restrictions imposed by the Property Tax Cap. See if you can figure out what … Continue reading