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Florida Gov. Scott wants to make it illegal to purchase a firearm if you are under 21.

Posted on February 24, 2018 by royfmc

I see where Fla. Gov. Scott wants to make it illegal to purchase a firearm if you are under 21. Florida’s Republican governor is calling for a range of measures that aim to prevent shootings like the one that occurred … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Crime, Economy, Education, Elections, Finance, foia, gambling, gangs, gun control, Health, Illinois, illinois politics, mike madigan, murder, News, political satire, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, School Incident Reporting System, Social Media, Taxation, Terrorists, War on Terror | Tagged advocates, Barack Obama, budget, Chicago, commercials, cook county, education, Madigan, main stream, McCampbell, murder, politics, Roy McCampbell, school district., transparency, work force | Leave a comment

Shotgun shell, threatening social media post prompt extra police at Mundelein High School

Posted on February 23, 2018 by royfmc

Does this sound familiar? Officials at Mundelein High School say there’s no threat to students or staff, but additional police officers have been requested to ease growing tensions at the school after a shotgun shell was found in a bathroom … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, East Leyden, Education, Elections, foia, gun control, IEP, legal services, murder, politics, School Incident Reporting System, sexual harrassment, Social Media, Special Education, Taxation, Triton | Tagged budget, Chicago, children, common core, cook county, education, facebook, FAPE, Illinois, ISBE, politics, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, Roy McCampbell, School District 81, School District Consolidation, school district., unemployment | Leave a comment

Can Speaker Madigan Survive ?

Posted on February 23, 2018 by royfmc

That’s the big unknown. What else is out there? Lots and lots of rumors are jetting through the gossip-sphere, but nobody has yet come forward. Madigan has been in power for so long that the odds are pretty darned good … Continue reading →

Posted in #madigoon, Chicago, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Elections, Employing Disabled, foia, Food, Franklin Park, gambling, gangs, gun control, Health, IEP, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, marijuana, mike madigan, murder, politics, sexual harrassment, Social Media, Taxation, Terrorists | Tagged budget, Chicago, education, Illinois, income tax, Madigan, McCampbell, politics, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, Roy McCampbell, transparency, unemployment, work force | Leave a comment

Triton Troupers Circus

Posted on February 20, 2018 by royfmc

Thursday March 22nd – 7pm Friday March 23rd – 7pm Saturday March 24th – *1pm and 7pm *1pm show Saturday is interpreted for the hearing impaired by the Center for Access and Accommodative Services of Triton College. All shows are … Continue reading →

Posted in College, Education, Entertainment, News, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park Commentaries, Social Media, Triton, Triton College | Tagged advocates, children, disability card special needs, education, Illinois, main stream, Roy F. McCampbell, Roy McCampbell, special needs, Special Needs children, Triton, Triton College, Triton Troupers | Leave a comment

Suicide Risk Amongst Children and Youths on the Autism Spectrum

Posted on February 20, 2018 by royfmc

Research has examined the frequency of suicide ideation and attempts, as well as risk factors in children and teens with autism. The percentage of children with autism who had suicidal ideation or attempts was found to be significantly greater than … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Chicago, College, Disability Employment Month, Education, Employing Disabled, IEP, Illinois, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp | Tagged advocates, Autism, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Society of Illinois, autistic children, common core, Common Core State Standards, education, IEP, Illinois, Illinois Autism Society, LASEC, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, McCampbell, politics, Roy McCampbell, school, Special Education, special needs, Special Needs children, transparency, work force, World Autism Awareness Day | Leave a comment

Leyden High Schools Implements An E-Learning Day In Lieu of A Traditional Snow Day

Posted on February 9, 2018 by royfmc

Leyden High School District 212 is implementing the E-Learning Day program tomorrow, Friday, February 9, that allows the District to provide electronic instruction for students when Illinois schools are closed because of inclement weather such as snow tomorrow. The e-learning … Continue reading →

Posted in #leydenpride, Astronomy, Autism, Chicago, East Leyden, Economy, Education, Elmwood Park School District 401, Employing Disabled, Finance, foia, Franklin Park, gun control, Harwood Heights, Health, Horse Racing, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, LASEC, Leyden, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, Mannheim School District 83, News, Norridge, Norridge School D80, Northlake, Pennoyer School District 79, politics, Rauner, Rosemont School District 78, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park Commentaries, Schiller Park School District 81, schillerparkblog, Social Media, Special Education, Sports, Transportation, Uncategorized, Union Ridge SD86, West Leyden | Tagged Autism, Bensenville, Board of Education, Chicago, common core, Common Core State Standards, District 81, education, FAPE, Franklin Park, ISBE, Kennedy School, LASEC, Leyden, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, Leyden High School District 212, Lincoln Middle School, LMS, Norridge, Norridge School District 80, parents, Rauner, Rosemont, Roy McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park Board of Education, Schiller Park School District 81, Schiller Park School District 81 Board of Education, school, School District 81, School District Consolidation, Special Education, special needs, Special Needs children, standardized testing, Triton College, Village of Schiller Park, Washington School | Leave a comment

How a 574-year-old school is preparing for a world without classrooms

Posted on January 16, 2018 by royfmc

What does a nearly six-century-old private school that charges $54,000 a year in tuition do when confronted with start-ups with bright ideas about how education should work? If you’re Eton College, alma mater to much of the British … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Development, Economy, Education, politics | Tagged budget, common core, education, school, School District Consolidation, Special Needs children | Leave a comment

Can Leyden Area Special Education CoOp (LASEC) Reinvent Themselves ? Or Is It Best That the CoOp Be Disbanded ?

Posted on November 29, 2017 by royfmc

On February 7, 2017, I wrote a blog article Is Leyden Area Special Education CoOp (LASEC) Obsolete ? Should Norwood Park Grammar Schools Withdraw From LASEC and Consolidate Special Education Services ? questioning whether LASEC was obsolete and whether Norwood Park … Continue reading →

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Can Illinois Governor Rauner Be Re-Elected ?

Posted on July 8, 2017 by royfmc

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner lost an unprecedented battle with the “Springfield insiders” he once campaigned to dethrone when lawmakers approved a budget deal and $5 billion tax hike over his objections, and without the pro-business reforms the Republican promised for … Continue reading →

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Local School Districts Have To Now Pay Some Additional Teacher Pension Costs

Posted on July 8, 2017 by royfmc

In conjunction with this week’s passage of a state budget for fiscal year 2018, the Illinois General Assembly approved a new law that significantly changes the Illinois Pension Code by creating an optional “Tier III” benefit structure and changing the … Continue reading →

Posted in East Leyden, Economy, Education, Finance, foia, Franklin Park, Harwood Heights, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, Leyden, minimum wage, Norridge, Norridge School D80, Northlake, Pennoyer School District 79, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park School District 81, Social Media, Special Education, Taxation, Union Ridge SD86, West Leyden | Tagged Board of Education, District 81, education, Illinois, Lincoln Middle School, Roy McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park School District 81, School District Consolidation, Special Education, Washington School | Leave a comment