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Colorado School Finance Partnership Report Fails to Inspire Real Reform Hopes 0
- August 7, 2012
I’ve recently been asked whether I actually take the time to read every piece of hate mail, er, fan mail that I receive with not only compliments but also with thoughts and suggestions to improve this blog. Let me tell you, I’ve never let a piece go unopened. And yes, all your suggestions have been […]
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AFT National Teachers Union Resolved to Protect Power in Douglas County 0
- August 6, 2012
Summer vacation is almost over (for some students, it already is). Any reason why I can’t write about Douglas County again? That’s what I thought. So here goes…
Education Week’s Stephen Sawchuk reported last week from the annual the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) convention that members sounded off on a local Colorado issue:
The union passed, […]
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Thompson School Board Mulls Paying Directors to Cover Official Expenses 0
- August 3, 2012
Here’s a good question I haven’t thought a lot about before: What kind of payments should school board directors be eligible to receive? I’m not talking about campaign contributions, which most districts unfortunately allow from groups that get dues collection services from government payroll systems. Special interests stopped Colorado from cleaning up that unethical cycle […]
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Fordham Reports Adds Popular Views to Debate on K-12 Budget Realities 0
- August 2, 2012
I need a sidekick. No, I really, really do. Someone maybe a little naive and idealistic (even more than yours truly) who can feed me lines like these:
Sidekick: What are we going to do today, Eddie?
Me: Why, same thing we do every day: Blog about education, of course!
Sidekick: Oh, yeah. Of course. But what exactly […]
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Let’s Treat Irreplaceables (Teachers, Not Cartoon Superheroes) Accordingly 0
- July 31, 2012
One of the themes my Education Policy Center friends and I like to harp on is how poorly most of our K-12 system does in distinguishing high-quality educators from their low-performing counterparts. And the problem is especially pronounced in low-income urban communities, where tremendous need exists for great instruction to compensate for the challenges more […]
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Let’s Put Together Good Ideas to Improve How We Hold K-12 Schools Accountable 0
- July 30, 2012
More than 10 years after Washington, D.C., gave us the No Child Left Behind era, the issue of educational accountability is returning to the forefront. How do we measure and attribute school success (or failure)? Who should be held accountable, and how should that accountability be shared? What should be the consequences, both positive and […]
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