Citizen activist, Robert McQuillan, 52,has participated in school board meetings for seven years and questioned board members about taxes and spending. Now, he has successfully persuaded School District 304 to post its check registry online. The Kane County Chronicle covered McQuillan’s success story and his tireless efforts. McQuillan explained, “I think it’s a good school [...]
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Liberty Leader Jeff Singer presents transparency to Chicago Public Schools
Right before the holiday break (December 17th) Liberty Leader Jeff Singer presented a transparency proposal to the board of the Chicago Public Schools. The meeting got off to a bit of a late start due to the fact that CPS president Arne Duncan had, the day earlier, been appointed Secretary of Education. Nonetheless, Jeff spoke [...]
New Transparent School District – Riverside Brookfield
Posted by Kate Campaigne A big thanks to Riverside Brookfield High School D208 for joining the list of transparent government bodies in Illinois! And, thank you, Adam Andrzejewski, for your continued hard work! What school district will be next? County board? Park district? Or? For the full story on RB D208, read this article.
College of DuPage Posts Check Register on School Website
The 930,000 citizens residing in the 39 communities of DuPage County can now “Google” to see how their portion of property tax dollars are funding their community college. The College of DuPage (COD), the largest single-campus community college in the Midwest, has an annual budget of nearly $140 million. Establishing a model for openness and [...]
Kankakee Daily Journal Endorses Transparency
Editorial: Your government Kankakee Daily Journal 05/05/2008 Adam Andrzejewski has a good idea. Andrzejewski wants to promote open government by having school districts and other entities post all their checks and transactions on the Internet. Good idea. Should have been done years ago, but not a panacea, as we will see. It would be especially [...]
Movement for Greater Government Transparency Gains Steam
While transparency legislation has advanced in the statehouse, Illinois citizens are also taking the bull by the horns for more open, accountable government on the local level. Adam Andrezejewski, executive director of For the Good of Illinois, is a statewide leader for transparency and is working for greater openness in school districts about the state. His [...]