Opinions on Education

The following are editorials, commentaries, and opinions from various sources regarding public education, collected in April 2016. Comments and opinions of websites linked from this page do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Illinois Association of School Boards.

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State's future brighter if it funds ag education, FFA

Dave Griffel, State Journal Register, Springfield, April 2

Our View: Illinois' inability to pay its bills winds up wasting more money
Editorial Board, Rockford Register Star, April 5

Conversation on school funding change needs more honesty

Marlen Garcia, Chicago Sun-Times, April 7

Formula for success?

Editorial, The News-Gazette, Champaign, April 11

Our View: Compromise at T-town Grade School

Editorial, Effingham Daily News, April 13

   

A Coordinated National Effort to Decimate Public Schools

Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, Huffington Post Education, April 13

Palzet: The business of successful district financial planning

Dave Palzet, superintendent of Pleasantdale School District 107, Shaw Media/mysuburbanlife.com, Downers Grove, April 15

Quincy City Council faces tough vote on school site

Doug Wilson, Herald-Whig, Quincy, April 17

No. 1 job for Chicago Public Schools: Resurrect trust

Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times, April 17

Editorial: It's good to revisit what makes a teen college ready

Editorial Board, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, April 15

My View: Unthinkable budget scenario for schools

now not so far-fetched

Brent Clark, IASA, Rockford Register-Star, April 15

Editorial: CTU's perilous path

Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, April 17

Editorial: How the school year ends

Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, April 20

Commentary: Illinois is right to stick with PARCC testing

Michael J. Petrilli, Robert Pondiscio, Fordham Institute, Chicago Tribune, April 20

Perfect attendance: Is it trying too hard?

Dennis Yohnka, Daily Journal, Kankakee, April 21

Editorial: Why District 15 must release its teachers contract - now

Editorial Board, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, April 23

Lawmakers love to let schools add bond debt

Editorial Board, News-Democrat, Belleville, April 23

School board service makes a huge difference at the local level

Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, Chicago and suburbs, April 26

Congress can solve Illinois' pension crisis

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Manhattan Institute, Chicago Tribune, April 27

Voice of the Southern: K-12 funding reform: real and imaginary

Editorial, The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale,updated  April 30

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