Results tagged “fiscalyear”

We here at the Chicagoist offices follow the news so you don't have to. Sometimes that means sifting through press releases, reading other news outlets, or keeping our ear to the ground. One thing we've been keeping an eye on here is the "education situation" in this state, with all its sick twists and turns. Tax "reform" and education have been quite the issue this winter, with Governor Blagojevich promising not to raise taxes, while...

Oh, to be a 6th grader these days! As part of a $5 million "Technology Immersion Pilot Program," more than 1,700 6th graders will get laptops. The students will get them at the beginning of the year and then when the program is over they'll turn them back in to their school district.