Teacher failures: All 1,500 FOI requests fulfilled in investigation of tenure system

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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.

Employee Termination, Teachers, Employee dismissals, Employment terminations, Education policy, Teacher tenure

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Mine mishaps

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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.

United States, Mining & Extractive Industries, Mining, All Other Metal Ore Mining, METAL MINING, Ferroalloy Ores, Chemical & Fertilizer Minerals, Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying, Company legal issue, Mining industry, Investigations, Investigative reporting, Mineral industry, Mine accidents, Mine safety, Natural resource policy

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Elderly abuse: Parolees discovered living in nursing homes, residents not told of sex offenders, ex-cons

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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.

Management dynamics, Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, Individual and family services, Elderly Day Care Programs, Aged, Management, Social policy, Company business management, Elder abuse, Adult day care centers, Adult day care centres

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