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Rochester to delay climate dreams?
From the Minnesota Star Tribune, Rising costs have Rochester debating whether to move back 100% renewable energy goal. Say it ain’t so! A bit of background: Rochester is the largest city in Minnesota to operate it’s own (municipal) electric utility.…
(Machine) Learning in Louisiana Schools
For many around the state, last week marked the first day of school. Students, teachers, and parents…
Chicago alderman’s $120K pension shows why city fund is…
Chicago’s municipal pension is one of the worst-funded pension systems in the nation despite…
$734M budget shortfall? Well, 1-in-3 Chicago Public…
Chicago Public Schools has 275 buildings that are too empty. On average, over 1-in-3 school…
3rd grade reading key to helping 2-in-3 struggling…
Students in Illinois are steadily returning to class across Illinois’ 866 school districts…
How well is your school district teaching reading, math compared to cost?
With most property taxes going to local public schools, Illinois parents and taxpayers should know how well third- through eighth-grade students read and perform math at local public school districts compared to the cost per student. In…
Illinois lawmakers churn through 31K pages of bills on…
Illinois General Assembly members filed 31,011 pages of amendments to bills in the last 24…
Mayo, others opt out of $2.8 billion settlement against…
The Mayo Clinic, along with other prominent health care institutions pulled out of a $2.8 billion…
Maximum due process
Maximo Arellano-Tenango, age 44, appeared in federal court this morning (Wednesday) in downtown…
Parent confidence in K-12 education is slipping
School parents are less optimistic about the direction of K-12 education at the local, state, and…
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