Tag Archives: vouchers

CN Aug 3 2017

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Ken

  Mike Fourcher tells us that school vouchers could be coming to Illinois. That’s been a key objective of the Republicans for a long time, and the Governor may have introduced them as he performed his amendatory veto of the … Continue reading →

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CN May 4 2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Ken

CPS is enduring yet another of its “how-can-we keep-going-without-a-huge cash-infusion crises, except that, instead of its usual fall timing, this is a separate crisis just to figure out how it’ll finish the school year. The total amount needed this time? … Continue reading →

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CN April 4, 2013

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Ken

We’ve all become accustomed to the routine. There’s a shooting, and the police call the incident “gang-related”. Well, one or more of the participants may have, at some time been associated with a gang, but what does “gang-related” really mean? … Continue reading →

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CN May 31, 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Ken

Talk about big picture. Today we take on topics like – what is the role of government? Dan Miller is our sole guest. He’s  a policy advisor (and former Executive Vice President) of the Heartland Institute, which, it’s probably safe … Continue reading →

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