Education

A $235,000 Bonus for a Master’s Degree?

By John Biver

John Sullivan’s letter to the editor excerpted below is interesting, informative and the facts he reveals are troubling. For fun, check his post later in the day for entertainment purposes to read comments from…

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Speaking of indocrination…

By John Biver

My last post on Friday dealt with some of the insane (can I say it?) crap that is taught in today’s government-run, taxpayer-funded schools. And the people running them want to be called “educators”…

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New Anti-Bullying Bill in Springfield

By John Biver

Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute outlines another abomination bill in Springfield – below is the opening of the article. My question is – will we hear from Illinois Republican members of the…

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A Legalized Money Laundering Scheme

By John Biver

Some great work is being done by the folks over at For the Good of Illinois PAC: Former Gov. Jim Edgar’s endorsement ad calls Roger Eddy (R-Hutsonville) a solid conservative. Say whaaat? He’s more…

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The Pot of Gold for Public School Teachers

By John Biver

The following is posted with the permission of the author.

By John Sullivan

It’s always nice to see a fresh-faced 22-year-old begin a teaching career with eagerness, but is this happiness actually due to the fact that they have just entered an economic utopia where there is no concern about inflation, retirement, job loss, long hours, vacation time, job stress, health care and raises in income for doing exactly the same thing? Let’s look at what a teacher starting at $40,000 per year has to look forward to.

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