<p class="p1">In the past few years Illinois lawmakers have instituted a series of major changes to public schools intended to prepare students for 21st century thinking skills. </p><p class="p2">While our column’s recent articles have focused on the Common Core learning...
<p class="p1">First, let me make this very clear, I have never been tortured by an enemy to reveal sensitive information.</p><p class="p2">However, when I was in the military, some of the training in the field I was in prepared us in the event we were ever captured and put in...
<p class="p1">Gosh, it sure is good to hear the words "polar vortex" again. . .</p><p class="p1">. . .with Christmas and New Year's celebrations behind us, we don't have another holiday to anticipate until Ground Hog Day. . .</p><p class="p1">. . .this week, if you...
<p class="p1">Another season of holiday celebrations has come and gone. Visiting families and friends have headed back home to settle into the ordinary routines of life: school, jobs, chores. </p><p class="p2">Yet, as we reflect on the joy of the holidays, we can once again take...