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‘Tis the Season for Wild and Woolly School Board Election Stories0
- October 20, 2015
There’s no season like school board election season. At least not in Colorado. Believe it or not, these are real stories. As my dad is fond of saying, “You can’t make this up.” Let’s start in Jeffco, where the Denver Post shattered to pieces the whole justification for a politically motivated recall election. A video […]
READ MOREDenver Post Editorial Board Nails It on the Jeffco Recall… Again0
- October 14, 2015
I know I’ve said this before, but it makes me feel good when even the mainstream media sees through the antics of anti-reform efforts in Colorado. The Denver Post has been a model for sensible, truthful commentary in recent months. So much so, in fact, that I feel compelled to make a bulleted list of […]
READ MORECan’t We Just Get Colorado on the CER Tax Credit Report Card… Please?0
- October 12, 2015
Imagine this scenario: The teacher has posted the grades for the final exam on the wall outside the classroom. There, standing and staring at the paper is a young student crying. “What’s the matter? Did you not get a passing grade?” the passerby asks. The weeping student, struggling for composure, simply shakes her head. “Then […]
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Jeffco’s Ken Witt Pokes Recall Advocates0
- October 9, 2015
Friday Fun Day has arrived yet again. I don’t have super-secret materials to share or an inspiring video to show you today. But I do have something pretty darn entertaining: A school board reformer in Jeffco calling the bluff of recall proponents in Jeffco by filing a complaint against… himself. Yes, that’s right. Tired of […]
READ MORETennessee Study Sequel Pours More Cold Water on Pre-K Enthusiasm0
- October 8, 2015
Given new results from Tennessee, and Brookings’ key finding, best optimistic expectations for universal pre-K should at least be severely restrained.
READ MOREHarrison’s Successes Continue Under Pay-For-Performance System0
- October 7, 2015
A few months ago, I wrote about how important it is to use the right metric—fairness for teachers— when evaluating the success of pay-for-performance compensation systems. That post was a response to a rather biased Denver Post article on the subject, which featured as one of its subheadings the assertion that these systems provide “No […]
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