Eddie’s Top Posts of 2014: Part One
- December 30, 2014
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Student-Based Budgeting: Part of Colorado K-12 Future that Can Work0
- May 7, 2014
Many years ago, someone famously said: “I have seen the future, and it works.” Ironically, Lincoln Steffens said that about the Soviet Union, and he ended up being grossly incorrect. What I see included in the future of Colorado K-12 education is considerably more modest and considerably less likely to backfire. When it comes to […]
READ MOREHappy Teacher Appreciation Day! Let’s All Cheer for Performance Pay!0
- May 6, 2014
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Note that I say “Teacher,” not “Teachers” — and not just because it sounds much less awkward that way. Many, many teachers no doubt are worthy of appreciation. But they should be appreciated, and treated, as the diverse and skilled individuals they are. They bring different backgrounds to the profession, serve […]
READ MORENorth Carolina to Follow Colorado’s K-12 Open Enrollment Policy Standard?0
- May 5, 2014
Update, 4:30 PM: The Friedman Foundation blog notes the “Friday Freakout” reaction against the proposed North Carolina program is largely based on fears that open enrollment would lead to administrative chaos. That hardly seems like a compelling argument to me. Giving parents more say and students more options in K-12 education should be a no-brainer, […]
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Adams 14 Troubles Revealed; Jeffco, Colorado Can Work to Overcome0
- May 2, 2014
Yesterday I got to share some good education news. Today it’s something different. I probably should have done it the other way around, because it’s better to end the week on a high note (why is it that lately when I use the term “high note,” some big people start laughing and telling jokes about […]
READ MOREOutperforming International Peers: A Delicious Piece of Dougco PISA News0
- May 1, 2014
Nearly a year ago I pointed readers to an enlightening report from a group called America Achieves. The report showed how, based on international tests, even our nation’s middle-class students were falling behind their socioeconomic peers in many other countries. The findings reminded us why the bold innovators in Douglas County have been working to […]
READ MOREForget HB 1292 Transparency Soap Opera: Make it an Old Gangster Film0
- April 30, 2014
Update, 5/1: Looks like no knees had to be broken after all…. Did you see that post I did a little over a week ago: “HB 1292 Transparency Headed for Happy Ending? Good Solution Still Needed”? Given last night’s events, I thought about just publishing that all over again today and hoping nobody would notice. […]
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