Gap in law leaves unorthodox school in Oak Park mansion largely unregulated by state – Chicago Tribune*

Illinois law allows nonprofit private schools to register voluntarily with the state or seek state recognition, giving the Illinois State Board of Education the power to review some of a school’s practices. But state law bars for-profit operations such as The Language and Music School from doing either. “How many parents are unaware of what they’re giving up in that regulatory oversight?” asked Betsy Goulet, a Child Welfare League of America senior fellow and retired professor. “Are they taking for granted that they have that kind of recourse if something happens or that there’s an expectation there is some accountability when something happens?”