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Newspaper
Frankfort Mokena Star
Location
Frankfort, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1982
Page
4
A state board hearing reveals the state prioritizes mandated courses like US history health and driver education while neglecting basics such as reading writing arithmetic and science. The piece argues mandates burden local schools, hindering a comprehensive education and calls for deleting mandates to free funds and curricular options for teachers.
Voter participation rose 13.3 percent statewide from 1978 to 1982, with Chicago showing a 16 percent rise. The razor thin statewide margin of 5,074 favored Thompson over Stevenson, while Burris Hartigan Donnewald and Edgar won across state offices amid uneven district turnout.
Ed McCreight, a lobbyist for the Taxpayers Federation of Illinois, was known as a patient, soft spoken guardian of pension integrity. He warned lawmakers about funding risks and the burden on future taxpayers, balancing fiscal caution with humane treatment of government and education employees.
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