Once a month, the City Colleges of Chicago trustees hold a public meeting to approve new hires, shift money from one account to another and okay thousands of dollars worth of contracts for computers, construction projects and supplies.Why does the City Colleges keep people in the dark about their business or at least advertise what's going to be under discussion.
But try to find out what’s up for discussion before a given meeting and you’re likely to get nowhere.
Many public agencies, including the Chicago Board of Education and suburban community colleges, publish detailed packets of material on upcoming board meetings. However, the City Colleges board makes almost no information about its meetings available to the public in advance.
Several students on break between classes at Harold Washington College in the Loop were surprised to learn they wouldn’t be able to find out about board actions – like buying classroom equipment or eliminating courses – until a decision had already been made.
“That’s our tuition money they’re throwing around,” says political science student Adam Alden.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Monday, October 6, 2008
City colleges leave public in the dark about trustee meetings
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