Since moving to Illinois in 1958, I’ve been following Chicago schools. The first reason was because Benjamin Willis, my mother’s Queen Anne’s County School Superintendent, was then in charge of the Chicago Schools. Those were the days when trailers were … Continue reading
With the cost of Pace Dial-a-Ride transportation about $15 a ride, the McHenry County Transportation Committee is going to discuss providing vouchers to people. McDOT staff will be ready to discuss the possibilities at the Committee’s meeting at the 8:15 … Continue reading
Back in 2010, Democratic Party State Representative Jack Franks had a chance to help poor inner city kids get a decent education. See Jack Franks’ Liberal Politics Hurt the Most Needy and Disadvantaged Kids while Voting Against Saving Hundreds of … Continue reading
Regular readers may remember my extreme disappointment with liberal Democrat Jack Franks’ vote to sentence poorly-educated Chicago children to more of the same. Chicago Pastor and State Senator James Meeks got a bill through the State Senate that would have … Continue reading
A press release from Joe Walsh: Congressman Walsh Issues Statement on House Passage of D.C. Opportunities Scholarship Program “Once again, D.C. parents will have the power and means necessary to emancipate their children from failing public schools” Washington, D.C. — … Continue reading
Yesterday, the first part of Republican Governor candidate Bill Brady’s Crystal Lake speech was laid out. Noting that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch poll last week showed him ahead of Quinn (44-40-8 for others), Brady covered a wide range of subjects. … Continue reading
I wrote two articles about lawyer-democrat-insider-politician Jack Franks’ automatic vote the way the teachers unions wanted him to: Will Jack Franks Support for Teacher Unions’ Right to Strike Come Back to Bite Him? Jack Franks’ Liberal Politics Hurt the Most … Continue reading
During the 1970’s State Rep. Harold Washington managed to form a coalition with suburban Republicans like myself over the issue of how Chicago Park District money was spent. He discovered that more was spent in white than in black areas … Continue reading
The Rev. and State Senator James Meeks’ voucher bill (Senate Bill 2494 ) to allow Chicago Public School students from failing and overcrowded schools to attend the private school of their parents’ choice with a relatively small portion of the … Continue reading
Senate Bill 2494 went down to a preliminary defeat Wednesday, twelve votes short of the 60 needed. One of the missing votes was teacher union-supported Democrat State Rep. Jack Franks. No voting for anything involving school choice of something like … Continue reading
It has taken a long time for the Reverend and State Senator James Meeks to gain the courage to tell the truth about Chicago schools and point out paths to improving student performance. Knowing the influence of Chicago school teachers, … Continue reading
