Tag Archives: Education

Lennie Jarratt Announces Formation of New Citizen Initiative, ‘For Our Children’s Future’

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

(Round Lake, IL – May 16, 2012) Lennie Jarratt announces the formation of a new citizen initiative focused on bringing fiscal sanity and sustainability to our local taxing bodies, especially our schools. This initiative will start by reaching out to … Continue reading →

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Dear Ill. Teachers Unions: You Can’t HANDLE The Truth

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston The teachers unions in Illinois are mad. They are unhappy that their scheme of having their personal, employee contributions to their own pensions paid by the taxpayer has been exposed. Echoing the Tom Cruise flick A … Continue reading →

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Ooops: Chicago Trib Starts an Article on Education Misusing Words!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston Clarence Page wrote an excellent article questioning whether or not our students are actually learning anything, most especially critical thinking skills, at our colleges and universities. Unfortunately, his very first sentence commits what I feel is … Continue reading →

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Ill Policy Institute: Budget Solutions 2013 — Innovation for Illinois

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

A Solution for Illinois’ Budget Disaster — How to Save 7 Billion Dollars This is the Illinois Policy Institute’s fourth annual alternative vision for Illinois. In this report, we’ve charted a path that significantly reduces the state’s backlog of bills … Continue reading →

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Shopping Spree: Illinois Politicians Shop without Price Tags

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

If your personal finances were a mess and your bank account dry, would you shop without looking at price tags? Probably not. But that’s exactly what Illinois’ 97th General Assembly did in 2011, when it passed 650 new laws – … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to School District U-46 — You Insult Us

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

This is an open letter to School District U-46 TO: Dr. Jose Torres, Superintendent, School District U-46 and Dr. Ushma Shah, Chief of Equity and Social Justice, School District U-46 Let me begin by emphasizing how insulting it is to … Continue reading →

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Wrong way, Illinois: Unemployment rate increased most in the nation in 2011

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

From the Illinois Policy Institute… As Gov. Pat Quinn prepares for the State of the State address on Feb. 1, he will find it difficult to defend the state’s economic policies that have resulted in more unemployed Illinoisans in 2011. … Continue reading →

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Find Out How Much Illinois State Workers Will Make in Pensions off Your Back

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

Illinois has a pension bomb! Find out what YOUR pension could be if you were a judge, a police officer, a teacher, or other state employee using this handy Pension Calulator from the Illinois Policy Institute. State and local government … Continue reading →

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Restoring American Exceptionalism – Chicago Townhall

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston I just got back from a wonderful evening taking school choice at the Restoring American Exceptionalism, Chicago Townhall. In attendance were radio talk show host Michael Medved, Fox News contributor Juan Williams, and Dr. Paul Worfel, … Continue reading →

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Illinois Policy Institute: One Year Anniversary of Illinois’ Largest Ever Tax Increase

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

On the anniversary of Illinois’ income tax increase, the Illinois Policy Institute held a press conference with Tom Cross and Christine Radogno and compiled two videos from the event. This second video is a rebuttal of comments from Gov. Quinn’s … Continue reading →

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