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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., May 10 (UPI) -- A Boynton Beach middle school will =
lose 40 percent of its teachers at the end of the school year. =
Thirty-one of the 84 teachers at Congress Middle School are exercising =
their right to leave a magnet school after one year. Toni Hornyak said =
she was disillusioned by the magnet program at Congress Middle, a math, =
science and technology school. Hornyak said, ``The magnet was a huge =
disappointment. Technology was better at other schools that had no =
magnet funding at all''. Any teacher who teaches at a magnet school in =
its first yeasr may leave without giving an explanation.=20
No one in Palm Beach County familiar with magnet school programs =
remembers such a mass movement by teachers at a magnet school.=20
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 12 (UPI) -- The Illinois House is giving final =
legislative approval to a measure giving state income tax credits to the =
parents of children in private schools. The House today voted 62-52 on a =
bill by state Rep. Kevin McCarthy, =20
D-Orland Park, that gives credits of up to $500 for people who can =
document they spend at least $2,250 per year on tuition and other =
expenses for their children.=20

McCarthy argues such parents deserve help in paying their childrens' =
educational expenses, while the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago wants =
the credits in hopes more parents would put their children into the =
financially struggling parochial school system.=20
This is the second time this year the Illinois House has voted on the =
concept. Earlier this year, the House voted for a tax credit bill that =
also included a requirement that public schools get at least half of all =
new state tax monies.
=20
But the state Senate did not like the latter concept, and approved its =
own bill calling for just a private school tax credit.=20
That bill was the one considered by the House today, and its approval =
sends the concept to Gov. George Ryan, who promised during his election =
campaign last year that he would sign the measure into law if given the =
chance.=20

Ryan stood at Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's side and spoke =
with Republican collegues as the House debated the issue. Illinois House =
Minority Leader Lee Daniels, R-Elmhurst, says he sees the issue as one =
of ``equity'' in education quality for all school children. ``Why is one =
set of children (those in public schools) worthy of aid from the state =
while another group is not?''=20

Critics include the American Civil Liberties Union, whose attorneys =
already are drafting a lawsuit against the state claiming the bill is a =
violation of the concept of separation of religion and government. ``I =
believe the supporters advance the cause of religion; that is not =
acceptable under our form of government,'' Illinois House Majority =
Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, said.=20
Even some lawmakers who support private schools were wary of the bill. =
``In an indirect way, this is a state funding of private schools,'' =
state Rep. Vince Persico, R-Glen Ellyn, said. ``Are we giving government =
the ability to dictate to private schools if they accept this money? ``I =
think our constitutional responsibility is to provide public money to =
public schools,'' he said.=20
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People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds,
People who possess strong feelings even people with great minds
and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls
L.S. Vygotsky=20

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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., May 10 (UPI) -- A = Boynton=20 Beach middle school will lose 40 percent of its teachers at the end = of the=20 school year. Thirty-one of the 84 teachers at Congress Middle = School=20 are exercising their right to leave a magnet school after one year. = Toni=20 Hornyak said she was disillusioned by the magnet program = at Congress=20 Middle, a math, science and technology school. Hornyak said, ``The = magnet was a=20 huge disappointment. Technology was better at other schools that = had no=20 magnet funding at all''. Any teacher who teaches at a magnet = school in its=20 first yeasr may leave without giving an explanation.
No one in = Palm=20 Beach County familiar with magnet school programs remembers such a = mass=20 movement by teachers at a magnet = school.
=20
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 12 (UPI) -- The Illinois House is giving = final =20 legislative approval to a measure giving state income tax credits to the = parents=20 of children in private schools. The House today voted 62-52 on a bill by = state=20 Rep. Kevin McCarthy,
D-Orland Park, that gives credits of up = to $500=20 for people who can document they spend at least $2,250 per year on = tuition=20 and other expenses for their children.

McCarthy argues such parents = deserve help in=20 paying their childrens' educational expenses, while the Catholic=20 Archdiocese of Chicago wants the credits in hopes more parents would put = their=20 children into the financially struggling parochial school system. =
This is=20 the second time this year the Illinois House has voted on the = concept.=20 Earlier this year, the House voted for a tax credit bill that also = included a=20 requirement that public schools get at least half of all new state = tax=20 monies.

But the state Senate did not = like the=20 latter concept, and approved its own bill calling for just a = private=20 school tax credit.
That bill was the one considered by the House = today, and=20 its approval sends the concept to Gov. George Ryan, who promised = during his=20 election campaign last year that he would sign the measure into law if = given the=20 chance.

Ryan stood at Illinois House = Speaker Michael=20 Madigan's side and spoke with Republican collegues as the House = debated the=20 issue. Illinois House Minority Leader Lee Daniels, R-Elmhurst, says he=20 sees the issue as one of ``equity'' in education quality for all = school=20 children. ``Why is one set of children (those in public schools) worthy = of aid=20 from the state while another group is not?''

Critics include the American Civil = Liberties Union,=20 whose attorneys already are drafting a lawsuit against the state = claiming=20 the bill is a violation of the concept of separation of religion and = government.=20 ``I believe the supporters advance the cause of religion; that is = not =20 acceptable under our form of government,'' Illinois House Majority = Leader=20 Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, said.
Even some lawmakers who = support=20 private schools were wary of the bill. ``In an indirect way, this = is a=20 state funding of private schools,'' state Rep. Vince Persico, = R-Glen=20 Ellyn, said. ``Are we giving government the ability to dictate to = private=20 schools if they accept this money? ``I think our constitutional = responsibility=20 is to provide public money to public schools,'' he=20 said.