Do the math: Political correctness equals a double standard when math teacher bashes Republicans
Of all things, a math test from Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins provides another example of the double standard for political correctness.
Benigno Warns of Threat to School Accountability
May 3, 2007 Update: H.B. 1345 passed the legislature with an amendment that requires schools to “provide to the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the public school…with a printed copy of the report.”
Ritter’s New Tax Plan Part II
Hear policy analyst Ben DeGrow discuss the proposed Colorado Children’s Amendment. What will this new tax cost the property owners of Colorado.
JCEA wants members to make less money
Ben explains how leaders of the Jeffco teachers’ union would rather see their members make less money than give up on a few bad teachers. You might not believe this one.
Ritter plan increases burden on taxpayers
Even though Gov. Bill Ritter’s “Children’s Amendment” was softened this past week, it still won’t sit well with many Coloradans. The proposed backdoor tax hike to fund new state education priorities simply does not pass close inspection.
Ritter’s New Tax Plan
Hear policy analyst Ben DeGrow explain Ritter’s plan to raise millions in additional K-12 funds via your property taxes.
Ritter’s Tax “Freeze” Plan is Melting: New Education Spending Proposal Needs Voter Approval
The heat of public pressure has begun melting a new plan to raise taxes for early education, and rightly so. Close scrutiny shows the proposal stretches fiscal logic and challenges Colorado’s constitutional tax and spending limits.
African-Americans Set Pace for Reform in Public Education
Critics believe vouchers are a “policy disaster” that will “destroy public education in America.” But a natural disaster has already wiped out public education in one American city, and its citizens are turning to vouchers to rebuild it. Who is right?
New Study: Whole-Language High Jinks
Check out an important new publication from reading expert Louisa Moats of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, on how whole-language reading programs have made their way into classrooms under the guise of being research-based.
Universal School Choice Law in Utah: Non-Public School Scholarships Available for Every K-12 Student by 2020
Utah Governor Huntsman signs into law a landmark bill allowing K-12 students access to scholarships for non-public schools.
HB 1072 attacks individual workers' rights
A controversial legislative proposal debated this week in the State Senate clearly attacks the rights of individual workers.
Having won approval in the House chamber, union leaders and their legislative supporters appear poised to rob non-union employees of the simple opportunity to vote before their paychecks can be raided. House Bill 1072 would remove a vital protection in the Colorado Labor Peace Act.
Offer greater school choice in Colorado
Gov. Ritter’s inaugural address stated a worthy goal: “To provide employers the best educated workforce in the nation, reduce the dropout rate, and close the achievement gap.” The governor should start with looking at the most successful public schools in the state. If he did so, he could see that school choice increases student achievement. The logical next step would be to place the public school system in the hands of “professional parents.”
