It’s the day after the election, and the incumbent Slate picked up another win — not a real surprise, as we were clearly the underdogs, especially after the various events of the past several weeks.   The other challengers and I gave them a good run for the money, and, despite efforts to tar me as…

Yes, that’s a play on The Chicago Way and its reference to machine politics, so let me start by saying I am not accusing anyone of violating any laws.  I am not a lawyer; on the other hand, I am quite sure that District 214 can afford highly competent lawyers who ensure that they and…

I’ve said from the start that what first got my attention was the board’s decision to close schools in August, but that this decision revealed larger issues and caused me to pay closer attention.   As the election draws nearer, I wanted to highlight once again, my two key concerns and objectives: First, transparency and oversight. …

On March 13, the League of Women Voters held its Candidate Forum for the D214 election.  Due to the number of candidates and the one hour length, each candidate had very little time to answer questions posed, but I want to revisit it nonetheless for the key question asked of each candidate:  what are your…

which, I hope, reveal more about me and how I think. What’s the best band? Marching Band 1 is truly a top-ranked band.* They consistently bring home awards from contests, they perform at the best parades, they are recipient of endless accolades.  They are a source of great pride for the students participating in the…

On October 23, 2020, I wrote a blog post titled “‘Best high schools’? Awards? Rankings? Think again.” the objective of which was to point to very serious deficiencies across the district in terms of how the district is educating its students, by pointing to the very significant numbers of students who were not performing at…

The school reopening cause is getting noticed at the Chicago Tribune. Today’s John Kass column, “Teachers unions meet their match as parents say, ‘Open our schools’,” profiles activist parents, including both yours truly and Shannon Adcock of Naperville, whether they’re holding a rally on Saturday.  Just as I am (watch this space), Kass is suspicious…

Earlier this week, I participated in a “group interview” with the Daily Herald editorial board.  They will post a link to this interview, conducted via zoom, at some point and I will share it when it’s available (so if you’re not a subscriber, be sure to save a “pageview” for it).  But over the course…

Let me start by saying this:  I was sewing masks at a time when fabric was still available at Walmart.  Heck, I even was able to purchase some elastic, though it was not the right kind of elastic for making proper masks.  After the fabric aisle was cleared out, I solicited fabric through Nextdoor-dot-com and…

Here’s an item from the life of a soon-to-be-9th grader at Rolling Meadows:  tracking is slated to be eliminated in biology.  Instead, students will select between traditional and “agricultural” biology, with the option in either case for an “earned honors” designation.  Here are some excerpts from the letter sent to parents: Selected tasks and assessments…