State joint purchasing plan saves schools money
Springfield AP reports that about 160 of nearly 1100 school districts have saved nearly $250,000 on items from paper clips to duplicating machines through a state joint purchasing program begun in 1974. Last year only about 40 schools used it, as districts cite autonomy concerns and shipping costs.
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Skip Wollenberg
Springfield
Elk Grove Village
Wheeling
Elgin
Rockford
Peoria
District
Quincy
Aurora
Dixon
Macomb
North
Joe Dewees
Jacksonville 117
John R. Brooks
Dist
Mount Prospect
Brooks
Jerold Williams
Harrisburg
Les Plotner
Lincoln
State should firmly say no to dorms at community colleges
The Illinois Community College Board is praised for keeping a ban on student dormitories and athletic spectator facilities at community colleges. Proposals to amend the law were not successful, and the final master plan labels such facilities as low priority. Dorms and fields are deemed out of place, not just costly, but misaligned with the colleges' no frills mission and core purpose of providing affordable, high quality basic higher education.
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State
Illinois Community College Board
Munity
Illinois public employee bargaining law urged to avert strikes
Illinois faces the threat of public employee strikes as Massachusetts experiences a wave of union activity. The piece argues for a state law recognizing public employee bargaining rights, including mediation and binding arbitration, while warning against sanctioned strikes and urging negotiated safeguards to protect state finances and services. It notes Gov. Walker's executive order and current budget amendments as context.
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Massachusetts
Ilinois
Illinois
Daniel Walker
Teachers see biggest raises among public workers
Illinois Education Association figures show teachers' average pay rose from 11,200 in 1978 to about 14,000 in 1986, a roughly 25 percent gain, outpacing secretaries and carpenters though inflation runs higher. Union leaders credit organization and bargaining for boosts while noting better salaries attract experienced staff.
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Chicago
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ilinois Education Association
Lee
Joseph Cronin
Cronin
District 214 widens role beyond teaching students
Mount Prospect residents learn the district’s long view of education as a lifelong process. Supt Edward Gilbert outlines noontime meal seminars for seniors, CETA youth programs, and community use of school facilities. The district funds meals and space. colleges provide lectures. transport and theater and scouting groups gain access. The Gold Card grants free attendance to programs and events. Cronin supports community involvement to maximize taxpayer investment.
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Edward
Gilbert
Dist
Cronin
No More Funding for Capitol Hill Elites
Letter writer argues Congress has become unaffordable for taxpayers. They cite a 17 000 pay raise cost of living increases and fringe benefits, estimate 110 000 more per class, and propose reducing salaries to 20 000 and ending perks including staff pay. The writer urges lawmakers to return to districts and live with fewer benefits.
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Labor Department
Southern Tllinoisan
Capitol Hill
Washington
Chicago mother faces charges over public safety incident
In Chicago a mother is charged in a case linked to her 8 year old daughter amid public safety concerns. She criticizes prior judgments by officials and suggests using a .45 instead of a .38 to prevent release of a person deemed rehabilitated. The remark references a harsh view of authority in the city.
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Southern Micheisan
Chicago
President’s advisers shape decisions with secondhand data
A Southern Hindian editor argues that President Richard M. Nixon relies on aides for information, risking faulty or incomplete input shaping policy. The piece warns of a president becoming a prisoner of advisers due to complex, inaccessible details.
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Southern Hindian
Richard M. Nixon
Charlie Rector
Creal Springs
Letters defending Carbondale special education program
A reader writes to rebut a recent article about Carbondale Elementary District 95. They praise the district’s special education programming and parent interaction, attributing success to Richard Smith and the district’s administrators. The letter emphasizes positive parent experiences and commendation from educators and the Illinois Office of Education.
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Southern Illinoisand Am
Carbondale
Richard Smith
Telinois
Office of Education
Sign Photo Sparks Editor Critique in Southern Hinoigan
A reader accuses the Southern Hinoigan editor of poor taste after a front page sign photo is published. The letter says the posting in Centralia, claiming nothing happened 200 years ago, shows cranky arrogance and questions the sign maker’s intentions.
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Southern Hinoigan
Centralia
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