Ogilvie Bakalis clash over extra school aid formula
The Republican led House Education Committee blocked a Bakalis plan to rebalance extra state aid for large districts. Bakalis proposes a compensatory education factor based on low income. supporters say it would target funds to low income areas, while opponents cite cost and administrative impact. The Senate has a similar bill, with prospects uncertain.
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Coleman T. Mobley
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Ogilvie
House Education Committee
Supt. of Public Instruction
Michael J. Bakalis
Bakalis
Chicago
Bureau of the Budget
Senate
House
James E. Redmond
Lion
Cairo
East St. Louis
Donald Eslick
Eslick
New Methods urged for Urban School Reform
News analysis from Economic Development and a private study group urges new ways to assess programs in urban schools. They argue Congress and state legislatures use funds to fix problems, while warning that urban schools resemble a diesel truck fueled by endless money demands. The Illinois commission calls for devolving control from large boards to smaller community groups.
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Illinois Commission On Urban Education
The
Citi
News For Economic Development
Congress
State Legislatures
CED
Illinois Commission
VISTA Fears Rise Over Action Consolidation Plan
An internal staffing memo circulated by opponents of the Voluntary Action consolidation shows the proposed leadership for Action includes 10 Peace Corps veterans and no current VISTA officials. Blatchford, named to head Action, calls the list a preliminary draft and says no conclusions should be drawn.
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Washington
Peace Corps
VISTA
Joseph H. Blatchford
Action
America
Jack Porter
Blatchford
ABA committee drafts major revision of judges ethics canons
A special American Bar Association panel released a complete draft of updated Canons of Judicial Ethics, the first broad revision since 1924. It requires disqualification for any financial interest in a case and mandates public reporting of outside compensation, aiming to restore public confidence and curb impropriety. The two year effort will seek further input before adoption at the ABA annual meeting in San Francisco.
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American Bar Association
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Haynsworth
Fortas
Louis E. Wolfson
San Francisco
Judicial Conference of the
United States
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Horseshoe Bend Estates
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Cour
Strawberry
Ozark
the Bend
Arkansas Ozarks
Horseshoe Bond
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
Rhodesburford
Judges’ Code of Ethics
Illinois
Carbondale
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