Opinions on Education

The following are editorials, commentaries, and opinions from various sources regarding public education, collected in June 2018. The views and opinions of authors expressed below do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Illinois Association of School Boards. The appearance of external links does not constitute endorsement by the Illinois Association of School Boards of the linked web sites. All links are provided with the intent of informing readership of issues relating to public education in Illinois.

More Illinois high school grads are leaving, for better and for good

Editorial Board, Belleville News-Democrat, June 1

Editorial: Letting sexual predators prowl CPS

Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, June 1

Guest Opinion: State must act to keep up
with education needs of changing society

Lazaro Lopez, associate superintendent of schools, Northwest Suburban High School District 214, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, June 5

Letter: CPS, stop letting private companies profit from dirty schools

William E. Iacullo, president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 143, Chicago Sun-Times, June 5

Suburban school districts pay penalties
for giving raises over 6 percent

Jake Griffin, Daily Herald, Chicago and suburbs, June 13

Editorial: A long, hot summer for CPS

Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, June 13

Editorial: Unions and Democrats:
The Janus decision rocks Illinois politics

Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, June 13

Foreclosing DACA debate puts politics above people

Thomas J. Gentzel, executive director and CEO, National School Board Association, The Hill, June 15

Editorial: Another whack at Illinois pension spiking. Good.

Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, June 19

Teacher minimum wage is another state demand without cash

Editorial Board, Belleville News-Democrat, June 21

Our View: Region needs action plan to improve students’ reading

Editorial Board, Rockford Register-Star, June 23

STATEWISE: Manteno case sheds light
on absurdity, severity of Illinois’ eavesdropping law

Austin Berg, Illinois Policy Institute/Illinois News Network, Ottawa Times, June 24

A brief primer on Illinois school financing

Jim Nowlan, former Illinois legislator and retired senior fellow at the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Quad Cities Dispatch-Argus, June 25

Our View: Teacher salary mandate isn’t the right approach

Editorial Board, State Journal-Register, Springfield, June 28

Editorial: Hike in early childhood education funding a good investment

Editorial Board, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, June 28

Editorial: UT breaks ground better future for students

Editorial Board, Quad Cities Dispatch-Argus, June 28