Reform push aims to measure learning not teaching
Illinois education chief Ted Sanders pushes a curriculum revolution to judge student learning over teaching. He cites union resistance from IEA and worries about accountability as reforms progress slowly. He favors gradual adoption under graduation requirements while facing political hurdles and opposition from reform factions and school boards.
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Don Levener
Springfield
Illinois
Ted Sanders
State Board of Education
Nevada
Illinois Education Association
IEA
Sanders
Department of Transportation
State Board
Lockdown at Marion Prison Sparks Inmate Anger and Fears
Inmates blame a three man team of high security experts led by Warden Jerry O’Brien and others for the Marion lockdown. They report reprisals, confiscations, and rampant searches while warning of violence and a possible court fight if the prison stays sealed.
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Leavenworth
Jerry O’brien
Regional Bureau of Prisons
George Wilkinson
Lompoc
Robert Christenson
John Greschner
Bureau of Prisons
Greschner
Marion
Bureau of Prison
John Campbell
Utility rate study sparks clash over Illinois power profits
IPAC challenges the Illinois Commerce Commission, arguing residential electric rates rise under marginal cost pricing and favor utility profits. The piece notes 1980s rate hikes, seasonal pricing, and massive cost overruns at the Clinton nuclear plant, with ICC aiming to ease consumer impact while utilities post strong earnings.
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Central Illinois Light Co
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Illinois Power Co
Iowa
Illinois Power
IPAC
Commission
Commerce Commission
ICC
Clinton Lake
al Adams
IOU
Clinton
Illinois
Simon seeks rider regulation for amusement parks
U S Senator Paul Simon proposes the Amusement Park Safety Act to let the Consumer Product Safety Commission inspect parks nationwide. He notes a prior House approved bill stalled in the Senate and warns against another summer of horror stories with weak inspections.
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U.S
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Simon
House
Senate
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