Category Archives: Triton
Today, Pritzker Warned Parents To Expect A School Year This Fall Unlike Any Other They Have Ever Seen
Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned parents today to prepare for a semester unlike “any other” as school districts grapple with the need to require masks, social distancing and remote learning options to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Pritzker, today said school … Continue reading
Why Weren’t Leyden, Norwood Park and Maine Township Schools as well as the Rest of the State of Illinois Prepared for On-Line Education When This Pandemic Came Upon Us ? Historic School Teacher Union Opposition to On-Line Education Is the Answer !!!
Leyden High Schools pioneered on line education calling it E-Learning for that one or two snow days a year, but because the teachers’ unions such as the Illinois Education Association and the National Education Association oppose such a direction for … Continue reading
In Person School Education Is Suspended for Another 30 Days—Awaiting Remote E-Learning Day Plan To Be Promulgated by Leyden and Norwood Park Area Schools Shortly
Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois will continue its suspension of in-person instruction for another 30 days, through April 30. Governor Pritzker addressed students directly today, saying: “I won’t try and tell you that texting and calling each other … Continue reading
Referendum Campaigns Can Be Savagely Divisive, Even At a State Level in a School Board Referendum
The referendum, as an instrument of political decision-making, has been the source of much consternation in 2016. First, June saw an unexpected British vote to leave the European Union (EU). Then, in October, Colombians shocked the world as the narrowest … Continue reading
Nick Polyak, Leyden School District 212 Superintendent Earns $431,326 as an Annual Salary
Dr Nick Polyak is the 5th highest paid School Superintendent in Illinois, yet the academic performance of the students does not support such a compensation. Superintendent pay in Illinois is totally out of whack with what ordinary Illinoisans can afford … Continue reading →