Federal school official offers eyes and ears, but not a hand U-46 seeks.(Neighbor)(U-46)

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Byline: Emily Krone Elgin area education bigwigs met this week with U.S. Department of Education regional representative Kristine Cohn at Judson College. Cohn told the group - which included Elgin Community College President Mike Shirley, McHenry County Assistant Superintendent Joe Williams and Elgin Area School District U-46 officials - that she's the "eyes and ears" of the Bush administration in local schools.

And Cohn got an earful from U-46 folks. U-46 attorney Pat Broncato appealed to Cohn to change the way sanctions are imposed on schools that fail to meet state standards under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. As it stands, schools that fail to meet state standards for two consecutive years must offer students the choice to transfer to a...