Reveling in Election Results? New NAEP Scores Mixed Bag for Colorado & Nation
With all the important results related to education in last night’s election here in Colorado — hooray, the only dominoes that toppled were the ones supporting the Prop 103 tax increase on families like mine, AND the school choice champions in Douglas County all won — it would be easy for me to overlook some […]
Elderly patients condemned to early death by secret use of do not resuscitate orders
“Elderly patients are being condemned to an early death by hospitals making secret use of “do not resuscitate” orders, an investigation has found” – Telegraph UK. Continue reading
High-Speed Fail, v. 2.0
Ninety-eight point five billions dollars. That’s the new cost of California’s high-speed rail line from Los Angeles to San Francisco, according to a business plan released yesterday by the California High-Speed Rail Authority. At least, that’s the cost reported (a half day in advance of the plan’s release) by the Los Angeles Times. The reason […]
Local Mich. Teacher Evaluation Innovation Could Be a Money Maker (Gasp!)
Today across Colorado, the last ballots are coming in to help determine who will serve on many of the state’s 178 local boards of education (some have no competitive races, and therefore no election). It may not be the most thorough or reliable way to bring about needed reforms, but opportunities exist for some positive […]
Kaiser poll finds drop in support for ObamaCare health care control law
Politico reports: “The health care reform law’s popularity hit an all-time low this month, largely driven by Democrats’ eroding confidence in the historic overhaul, according to a new poll released Friday.” Continue reading
Republicans Caving on Reauthorization
It would seem like Republicans hold all the cards in the debate over transportation reauthorization. It seems most likely that they will gain seats in both House and Senate next fall if not capture the Senate majority. House Republicans have said they want to spend no more money than is flowing into the Highway Trust […]
