Teacher failures: All 1,500 FOI requests fulfilled in investigation of tenure system
Article Abstract:
An investigation was conducted by filing 1,500 Freedom of Information Act requests, creating two databases, searching campaign finance records and interviewing those affected by the tenure system and its flaws. After obtaining a 100% response rate from every governmental entity contacted, it was found that in return for an educator's resignation, the school board agreed to remove any reference to an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigation from his personnel file, remove all unsatisfactory job evaluations from his file and pay him $30,000.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2006
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Mine mishaps
Article Abstract:
A Knight Ridder analysis published pointed out that the Bush administration has been very lenient towards mining companies facing serious safety violations, which caused uproar but federal bureaucrats protested the claims and stated that this was not the case. However, the investigations by newspapers confirmed the Ridder analysis finding and showed that dollar amount had dropped considerably due to it.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2006
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Elderly abuse: Parolees discovered living in nursing homes, residents not told of sex offenders, ex-cons
Article Abstract:
The Chicago Sun-Times revealed that 100 sex offenders and 61 parolees convicted of non-sex crimes are living in nursing home across Illinois while the other residents are not knowing they are sharing a roof with these. As a result of this, Gov. Blagojevich lately signed several laws aimed at safeguarding nursing home residents from sex offenders and other violent criminals.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2005
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: War crimes: recent war atrocity stories recall investigate reporting milestones. Making the writing golden: stories should be more than notebook dumping
- Abstracts: Aim for the Heart: A Guide for TV Producers and Reporters. The Education of Lieutenant Kerrey. Best Business Crime Writing of the Year
- Abstracts: Politics. Nonprofits: charities lend millions to officers, directors. Guidestar a valuable link to nonprofits
- Abstracts: Privacy exemptions may prove higher hurdle than national security. Inmate health care: officials ignore warning signs; care lacking or too late
- Abstracts: Water world, glacier world, dust world. A mission to the Earth's core