Community letters urge support for Crete Monee budget
In a letter to the editor, Brian Knutson of Rich Township High School District 221 discusses a March 25 PTO meeting at Crete Monee High School. He urges tax funding to protect curriculum for college bound students, notes community concerns after Bloom Township examples, and praises school staff and EOOF support.
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PTO
Crete-Monee High School
Crete- Monee High School
Bloom
Bloom Township
Crete-Monee
EOOF
Brian Knutson
Rich Township High School
DARE program under fire in reader letter to editor
A reader criticizes DARE after 13 years without positive studies and cites a Chicago paper on its ineffectiveness. The letter argues most classes center on decision making and self esteem rather than drug education and calls for a return to biblical absolutes in schools.
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Charles J. Shield
Chicago
Southwest Chicago Christian
Dare
Raymond
Lockport Township High School
God
Controversy over animal dissection in schools sparks ethics debate
A reader condemns a April cover story on student dissection, alleging cruelty and poor ethics. The letter cites undercover probes at a major animal supplier, claims of misused animals, and references to the Animal Welfare Act. It argues for non-animal teaching tools like frog videodisks and questions long term costs and moral impact on students.
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Jeffrey Dahmer
University of Virginia
Mabel B Kinzie
Foundation concerns over funding Education Foundation for Park Forest
A longtime School District 163 resident questions the districts budget committee and board about the Education Foundation for Park Forest Chicago Heights. He cites legal, governance, and financial concerns, including director pay, foundation delays, and unknown raised amounts, urging caution on funding and long term impact.
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Education Foundation
Park Forest
Chicago Heights
Thayil
Smart
Cliffs Notes a mixed blessing for students and schools
A feature on Cliffs Notes examines their rise from a Lincoln basement venture to a multimillion dollar business. It discusses use as study aids and cheating concerns, with student testimonials praising clarity and teachers criticizing reliance on summaries, and reports of campus bans highlighting ongoing debate.
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Cliffs
Cliffs Notes
Sara Lewis
Jessica Porter
Orwell
Christine Wells
Billy Budd
Shawn Simmons
Leonardo DiCaprio
Creighton University
Reiner Alumni Memorial Library
Cliff Hillegass
Lincoln
Neb
Cliffs Notes Inc
Moby Dick
Cliff
Badge of Courage
America
Villanova University
Boston University
Greece
Rich Central honors five students and one teacher at ECOF awards
Rich Township High School District 227 extends thanks to Beverly Sokol and the Enhancement Organization of Olympia Fields for the ECOF Scholarship and Awards Night at Rich Central. The event recognized five Rich Central students with scholarships and one teacher with an award for achievement, service and leadership.
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Rich Township High School
Beverly Sokol
Enhancement Organization of
Olympia Fields
EOOF
Rich Central High School
ECOF
Rich Central
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