Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Letter writer supports challengers in District 15 school board race.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
On Tuesday April 5, the residents and taxpayers of Community Consolidated School District 15 will be selecting fellow community members to the Board of Education. Three of the candidates currently are incumbents and have not demonstrated their worthiness for re-election. Two of the candidates Gerald Chapman and Jim Ekeberg along with fellow board members Richard Bokor and Peggy Babcock are directly responsible for financial problems that face the district. You see, they approved contractual obligations with District employees knowing that these obligations would result in deficit-laden budgets as far as the eye can see. This school year that budget is almost $4 million out of balance and by school year 2015-16 the annual deficit will …
Friday, February 25, 2011
Should school board candidates accept money from a union for their campaign? It has been a common question at candidate forums in Palatine and the answer has been a resounding "No."
Should school board candidates accept campaign contributions from unions? Every local school board candidate asked that question at recent candidate forums has emphatically announced that they will not accept donations of any kind from a union. It is one subject – whether running for Community Consolidated School District 15 or Township High School District 211 – in which they all agree. In fact at last week’s Palatine Township GOP/TOPPER sponsored candidate forum, incumbent District 15 board president Gerald Chapman went further to address the issue. He explained that he told the district’s unions two years ago - when he was not running for re-election - that it wasn’t their responsibility to get involved in supporting candidates. …
Sunday, February 13, 2011
District 15 and District 211 school board candidate forums planned for April 5 elections.
What is the typical voter turnout for local school board elections? Answer: 25 percent. What percentage of your property tax bill goes to local schools? Answer: More than 60 percent. According to The Center for Public Education, local school boards make decisions that determine how a community’s children are educated and how its tax dollars are spent. Voting for school board members is a simple but powerful way to support student success and strengthen a community. They advocate that every child enrolled in the district is a reason to vote. The overall quality of the schools, both now and in the future, rests with decisions made by the Board of Education. The best and brightest should be in charge. Why should the minority of residents …
The Truth
9:41 pm on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Joe, Are you the financial consulatant for the 1-3-5 Group? I am sure you do not have any biases in telling the truth. more ›