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Jefferson County Schools Sacrifice Boys to Appease Feminists0
- May 14, 1998
“The pursuit of happiness” used to be considered one of the rights of American citizenship. According to the Declaration of Independence, governments that interfere with the right are supposed to be altered or abolished. Now that the Jefferson County School District has gone along with a U.S. Office of Civil Rights decision to penalize boys for their interest in athletics, the Jeffco schools are going to have to start explaining why Thomas Jeffersons Declaration of Independence doesnt apply in Jefferson County any more.
READ MOREGovernment Standards: Will They Save the Schools or Destroy Them0
- March 25, 1998
Even by the flabby standards unveiled by Governor Romer in 1995, the results from the recent statewide test of academic achievement indicate that government schools do a miserable job of educating children. Only 57% of fourth-graders met the reading standard; 31% met the writing one. Still more dismal were the puerile performances of public officials
READ MOREWhy Not Just Teach Them English?0
- March 11, 1998
Last year the Denver District School Board and Superintendent Irving Moskowitz decided to limit bilingual education to three years-down from seven years. The Board’s action–which abandons “maintenance bilingual education” in favor of “transitional” bilingual education–is a step in the right direction. But only one-step. It doesn’t go far enough. “Far enough” means the abandonment of all native-language teaching, and special classes for limited-English-proficient (LEP) children–for ONE year, not three.
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Solving Colorado's Educational Finance Problem0
- March 1, 1998
The issue of public school finance is central to the debate over tax reform in Colorado. Several bills have been introduced in the Colorado Legislature that would significantly change the way in which Colorado finances our public schools. These bills call for replacing the property tax with a state income or sales tax as the major source of funding for the public schools.
READ MORESolving Colorado’s Educational Finance Problem0
- March 1, 1998
The issue of public school finance is central to the debate over tax reform in Colorado. Several bills have been introduced in the Colorado Legislature that would significantly change the way in which Colorado finances our public schools. These bills call for replacing the property tax with a state income or sales tax as the major source of funding for the public schools.
READ MOREAn Educational Improvement: the "Opt-In Policy"0
- February 18, 1998
Could your child be sexually molested at school? Boulder public schools have been in an uproar over a recent incident in which an older boy physically molested a younger boy during a classroom movie. While the Boulder incident was isolated, Colorado legislators are considering a bill to address a related problem, which exists at public schools all over the country.
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