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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

Mannheim School District 83 Hired Consultants to Review LASEC’s (Leyden Special Education CoOp) Operation of Enger School In The Fall of 2016; So Why Fail to Disclose a Taxpayer Paid Report to the Public ?

Posted on December 9, 2017 by royfmc

Mannheim School District 83 retained the services of TJ Consultants in the Fall of 2016 to review the programing and instructional strategies at Enger School. This report that was issued in the Spring of 2017 can be found … Continue reading →

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What is the Future of the Leyden Area Special Education CoOp (LASEC) ?l

Posted on November 21, 2017 by royfmc

LASEC filled a unique community need in Leyden and Norwood Park Townships over the last 50 years by working with teachers, school leaders, and member school districts to improve educational and support services for students with disabilities, including the following … Continue reading →

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Leyden and Norwood Park Townships Need To Seriously Consider School District Consolidation

Posted on July 7, 2017 by royfmc

One of the maddening aspects of the state’s ongoing financial crisis is that some obvious long-term solutions are rarely considered. One solution to the massive tax collections by state and local government is to reduce the number of local governments. … Continue reading →

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Maybe It’s Time To Discuss the Consolidation of the Norwood Park Township Grammar Schools(SD79,SD80,SD86)

Posted on January 31, 2017 by royfmc

The word of the week is “consolidation”; so lets think about consolidation of the three grammar school districts in Norwood Park Township into one grammar school District. A day does not go by that there is some news regarding the … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Finance, Harwood Heights, Illinois Pensions, News, Norridge, Norridge School D80, Pennoyer School District 79, politics, Union Ridge SD86 | Tagged education, Norwood Park Township, school, School District Consolidation, SD79, SD80, SD86 | Leave a comment

My Goal for All Parishioners: Be Passionate, Be Concerned, Be Involved in the Chicago Archdiocese Parish Consolidation Process

Posted on January 31, 2017 by royfmc

I am going to open with my closing thoughts from an earlier posting on this topic of Chicago Archdiocese parish consolidation: “My closing thoughts: I think this is a great opportunity for all people and for the archdiocese. We have … Continue reading →

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