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Sunlight at U of I?
Will the University of Illinois, with its operating budget of $4.2 billion, become transparent? It appears that way, or at least like they’re moving towards comprehensive transparency, in this article.
“As a public university largely supported by the state
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COD Posts Salaries
Liberty Leader Adam Andrzejewski, a central player in the College of DuPage’s decision to implement transparency and post its check register online, asked the COD to go a step further with transparency and post salary information online as well, which …
Ottawa Taking the Lead on Local Transparency
Local transparency efforts in Illinois have gained considerable steam over the last few months. Ottawa, in particular, has recently taken leaps forward and plans to implement transparency policy in both the elementary and high school districts, IVCC (community college), and …
Open up U of I… your student leaders already have
As classes gear up at the University of Illinois, student body president Jaclyn O’Day is getting serious about transparency in the Student Senate.
“I want to be held accountable to the student body and the senate,” O’Day said.
The first …
College of DuPage Posts Check Register on School Website
The 930,000 citizens residing in the 39 communities of DuPage County can now “Google” to see how their portion of property tax dollars are funding their community college. The College of DuPage (COD), the largest single-campus community college in the …
LaSalle County Schools Analyzed for Openness
How open is your school district? Check out the following article and see what the NewsTribune has to say in its analysis of 23 school districts in LaSalle County. I would like to give kudos to my old high school, …
Transparency in School Districts: An Idea Spreading Like Wildfire!
The Illinois Policy Institute, with the great help of its Liberty Leaders, has a goal of achieving financial transparency throughout all school districts in Illinois. Communities fund school districts with their tax dollars, so they should have easy access to …
College of DuPage Passes the Open Book Test!
The College of DuPage (COD) has opened its books. Establishing itself as a model for all school districts in Illinois, COD has taken an admirable stride and posted its check register online, making its spending transparent to the public who …
Kankakee Daily Journal Endorses Transparency
Editorial: Your government
05/05/2008
Adam Andrzejewski has a good idea.
Andrzejewski wants to promote open government by having school districts and other entities post all their checks and transactions on the Internet.
Good idea. Should have been …
Movement for Greater Government Transparency Gains Steam
While transparency legislation has advanced in the statehouse, Illinois citizens are also taking the bull by the horns for more open, accountable government on the local level.
Adam Andrezejewski, executive director of For the Good of Illinois, is a …
