qualityeducation203.org

QE203.org  annually compares the academic achievement and financial costs of Naperville Community Unit School District 203 (CUSD 203)  to the Chicago area's highest performing public school districts. We never fail to appreciate what we find. The return on our communities educational investment is substantial. It is reflected in the high scores  achieved by District 203 students in state and national achievement tests, their numerous victories in academic and athletic competitions, as well as the benefits that our extracurricular programs in athletics, music, arts and sciences bring to our students and the community.

How public education is funded varies greatly from state to state. The following discusses  the advantages and liabilities of  Illinois financing public education largely from property taxes.

District 203 schools offer far more than just academic instruction. The district has a talented pool of employees who offer a wide range of extracurricular activities that provide a variety of benefits to students.

The Failure of the Marysville School Board

The following is an account of a takeover of a school board that occurred in Washington state a few years ago. We firmly believe that had the Taxpayers Ticket won in 2007 they would have confronted the teachers union and attempted to break it just as the Marysville school board had tried (and failed) with the resulting disatrous effects.