- On the police beat. Sun-Times editorial says it’s time to put the cops where the crime is. “Chicago is long overdue for a fair and non-political re-allocation of beat cops.” Superintendent Weis is drafting a major re-deployment plan that aldermen in lower crime areas are already opposing.
- Master’s mistake? US Ed Sec Arne Duncan and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates agree on the apparent folly of cash bonuses to teachers who get master’s degrees. American schools hand out nearly $9 billion in annual bonuses to teachers who get the advanced degree, despite nearly a decade of research indicating a master’s has little impact on student achievement.
- St. Chuck’s fire district going private? Yet another indicator of the cash crisis across the state, St. Charles’ officials are “exploring options” for providers of fire and ambulance services to residents—other than the St. Charles Fire Department.
- Careless and callous. That’s how the State Journal-Register describes Sangamon County Coroner Susan Boone and what’s happened in her tenure. Detailing deplorable record-keeping, the paper calls for her immediate resignation.
What I’m Watching—Nov. 23, 2010
