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When School Districts Lack Guardrails: A Mandate for Radical Transparency + a District 65 Case Study
How do you define the word "allegation?" Should school districts be paying $450 an hour for virtual leadership coaching?
Published on A Wicked Good Time
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Dec 9
I'm not Sweating the D65 Stalemate and Neither Should You
A long-term board watcher's take on the stalemate situation and the messy version of American democracy
Dec 3
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Tom Hayden
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November 2025
District 65 Board: No Decision Yet on Closures
And an exploration of how we got here, and stories from peer cities
Nov 18
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Tom Hayden
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District 65 to Vote on School Closures Tomorrow
Board considering three plans, including a new plan to close only a single school
Nov 16
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Tom Hayden
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The Educational System is in Serious Crisis
Two uncorrelated reports showing things are bad; we only have ourselves to blame
Nov 13
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Tom Hayden
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605 Davis Redux: Our Tax Code Sucks
Is a bird in the hand worth two in the bush?
Nov 9
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Tom Hayden
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District 65 Agrees to Forensic Audit of Dr. Horton
Administrator Stipends and Transportation Expenses under the Microscope
Nov 4
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Tom Hayden
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District 65 Test Results: Long Way to Go
An initial review of this year's test results from the State of IL
Nov 1
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Tom Hayden
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Weekend Opinion: ICE Frustration Post
This is chaos; we need a plan to pressure our leaders to step up
Nov 1
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Tom Hayden
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October 2025
605 Davis: Taxpayer-Funded $6,180/mo Apartments
And an exploration of a crazy piece of state legislation, the Affordable Housing Omnibus Bill.
Oct 23
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Tom Hayden
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Did Dr.Horton Plagiarize his Dissertation?
An exploration into The Impact of Leadership Preparation Programs on “Turnaround Leaders” in Schools
Oct 21
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Tom Hayden
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Weekend Opinion: We're Thinking About D65 Closures Wrong
The technocratic Tom Hayden Quantum Walk-ability Approach solution to school closures will make everything better
Oct 18
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Tom Hayden
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