Daily Herald, 10/24/11 - Former asst. principal says D15 didn't act on harassment complaint

Daily Herald, 10/21/11 - Former D15 asst. principal sues over firing
Chicago Sun-Times, 10/19/11 -
   Ex suburban school official claims she was wrongfully terminated

Palatine Patch, 6/17/11 - D15 won't pay for overnight stays at local conferences
Daily Herald, 6/16/11 - D15 board  nixes hotel stays, ends membership to save money

Daily Herald, 6/16/11 - D15 freezes superintendent's pay, extends contract
Daily Herald, 6/9/11 - Effort to change D15 (teacher) contract fails

Daily Herald, 5/12/11 - D15 picks team to renegotiate teachers contract
Palatine Patch, 5/12/11 - D15 faces mounting budget deficit

Palatine Patch, 5/6/2011 - Is D211's grading system broken?
Palatine Patch, 4/29/2011 - D15 Panel answers questions about State of our Schools

Daily Herald, 4/29/2011 - New D211 board takes seats
Daily Herald, 4/28/2011 - D15 Board Elects Millar its President
Palatine Patch 4/28/2011 - D15 Elects Millar School Board President

2011 School Board Election
Daily Herald, 4/7/11 - D15 winners helped out by affluent, controversial bond issue
Daily Herald, 4/7/11 - Palatine newcomers plan to make campaign rhetoric a reality
Daily Herald 4/5/11 - Voters sweeping out Palatine D15 incumbents Ekeberg, Chapman
Palatine Patch, 4/6/11 - Challengers sweep in D15

Daily Herald, 3/30/11 - Tactics irk some in District 15 campaign
Daily Herald, 3/23/11 - D15 incumbents running frugal race
Daily Herald, 3/18/11 - Out with the old in Palatine D15 school board election
Daily Herald, 3/15/11 - Is teacher contract to blame for D15 deficits?
Daily Herald, 3/6/11 - Message from BOE member Rich Bokor - Move along people
Palatine Patch, 3/5/2011 -  D15 Candidates Square Off at Forum - VIDEO
                                          What should be done about D15's mounting budget deficit?

Palatine Patch, 2/11/11 - D15 legal bill raises questions - DOCUMENT
Daily Herald, 2/10/11 - Invoice raises more questions about D15 appointment|
Daily Herald, 2/10/11 - Palatine D15 steering clear of teacher layoffs

Daily Herald, 2/3/11 - Dissenting Palatine D15 Board members question appointment
Daily Herald, 1/31/11 - Palatine schools considering making bag toss part of gym class
Palatine Patch, 1/29/11 - Seiffert appointed to D15 school board  VIDEO
Daily Herald, 1/29/11 - Former foundation head appointed to D15 board
Palatine Patch, 1/26/11 - D15 evaluates its progress toward a 21st century education

Palatine Patch, 1/20/11 - D15 seeks residents to fill school board vacancy
Palatine Patch, 1/29/11 - Lower than forecasted CPI brings even bigger deficits in D15

Daily Herald, 1/27/11 - Vacant D15 Board seat gets 14 applicants
Palatine Patch, 1/17/11 - D15 school board member (Bloom) resigns

PalatinePatch, 12/23/10 - Six Candidates for D15 School Board
Daily Herald, 12/21/10 - D211's Davis won't be in eight candidate election field

Daily Herald, 12/15/10 - D15 preparing for next year's budget woes
PalatinePatch, 12/13/10 - Quinn will not seek re-election in D15

PalatinePatch, 12/1/2010 - D15 Attorney to Look into Minutes Issue - Includes Video
Daily Herald, 12/1/2010 - Attorney to investigate claims of D15 minutes tampering PalatinePatch, 12/1/2010 - D15 Extends Thompson's Contract
Daily Herald, 12/1/2010 - District 15 gives superintendent multiyear deal

D15 Blog 12/1/2010 - D15 Attorney to Investigate Alleged Chapman Minute Tampering
                                    D15 Lawyers Should Practice What They Preach
                                    D15 Now Has Two Superintendents

Fremd HS Viking Logue, 11/19/10 - D15 referendum defeated by voters
PalatinePatch, 11/17/10 - Residents take the lead in  D15
Daily Herald, 11/17/10 - Community weighs in on District 15's future

PalatinePatch, 11/12/10 - Tensions boil over at D15
Daily Herald, 11/12/10 - D15 board members clash over meeting minutes
Daily Herald, 11/11/10 - D15 asks for 4.99 more in taxes
Chicago Tribune, 11/12/10 - College-bound, but not college-ready
PalatinePatch, 11/10/10 - "Waiting for Superman" Explores Education in the U.S.

District 15   (K-8 schools in Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows)
Daily Herald, 5/27/2010 - D15 to study zoning and facilities
TribLocal, 5/26/2010 - D15 reviews superintendent contract
Daily Herald, 4/25/10 - Pensions for 131 school retirees top $150K each a year
Daily Herald, 1/27/2010 - Cook County property tax bills asking more upfront
Daily Herald, 1/23/2010 - District 15 financial future bleak, but union members get raises

12/16/09 - Dist. 15 files for P.E. wavier despite video plea from Richard Simmons
Daily Herald, 11/20/09 - Parents, staff debate recess in District 15
Daily Herald, 11/12/09 - District 15 may have to borrow money to pay bills
Daily Herald, 10/21/09 - School districts brace for next year's dip in tax revenue
Chicago Tribune, 10/20/09 - Public officials are blocked from information too

Daily Herald, 9/15/09 - District 15 parents in uproar over busing changes
Daily Herald, 9/04/09 - Unable to hire a teacher, Whiteley forms multi-age classes
Daily Herald, 7/30/09 - District 15 reserves on verge of rapid decline

Daily Herald, 6/9/09 - Palatine Township District 15 teachers getting raises
Daily Herald, 6/8/09 - Palatine Dist. 15 teachers, board plan contract vote today

Illinois School Administrator/Teacher Pensions Series
Daily Herald, 4/25/10 - Pensions for 131 school retirees top $150K each a year
                                       Pension crisis took decades to create, one day to fix
                                       Editorial: Springfield's costly and broken pension promise
                                       Financial problems not unique to the teacher pension fund
     Top 700 Highest paid pensions paid in IL for public school administrators & teachers

Daily Herald, 4/26/10 - The hidden cost of inflated pensions: Schools forced to pay up
Daily Herald, 4/27/10 - Pension argument pits "haves" and "have nots"
Daily Herald, 4/28/10 - Reducing benefits, raising taxes among proposed pension fixes
                                    Average 2009 teacher and administrator salaries by district

Education Legislation
Chicago Tribune, 4/27/10 - Districts skirt law to fund projects
                                              Schools sell cash bonds without going to the voters

District 211  (Fremd, Palatine, Schaumburg, Conant and Hoffman Estates High Schools)
Palatine Patch, 6/18/11 - D211 authorizes raises for administrators
Daily Herald, 6/17/11 - D211 approves performance-based administrator pay raises

Palatine Patch, 5/6/2011 - Is D211's grading system broken?

TribLocal, 9/20/10 - D211 to re-examine cash incentive for less coverage
Daily Herald, 8/25/10 - Could D211 teacher evaluations lead to merit pay? Union says no.
TribLocal, 8/20/10 - D211 budget avoids staff cuts
Daily Herald, 8/20/10 - This year, D211 budget in the black

Daily Herald, 3/4/2010 - D211 & 214 push through despite state education cuts
Daily Herald, 8/21/09 - A bad news - good news budget for Dist. 211
Daily Herald, 5/29/09 - Dist. 211 board, teachers agree on contract
Daily Herald, 5/15/09 - New leadership offers hope for Dist. 211 contract talks
Daily Herald, 5/4/09 - New Dist. 211 board members face contract talks, financial challenges
Daily Herald, 5/1/09 - Dist. 211 Board gets to work

Economy and Other School Districts
Daily Herald, 4/25/10 - Pensions for 131 school retirees top $150K each a year
Chicago Tribune, 3/25/2010 - Illinois school budgets at the breaking point
                                                 Many . .  have been spending more than they take in