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ACLU vs. Nevada Families: Another Big Anti-School Choice Case to Wait Out0
- August 31, 2015
The Pope is Catholic. The sun rises in the east, and sets in the west. The grass is green, the sky is blue. And certain parties will sue groundbreaking educational choice programs that promise to help give kids more opportunities. Two months ago, an ACLU-initiated case against the Dougco Choice Scholarship Program prevailed in the […]
READ MOREJeffco Union Prez Wants “Big Lift”; For Kids’ Sake, How About Some Peace?0
- August 28, 2015
So union leaders and members come to an agreement with pay raises and some concessions from district leaders — an agreement praised by the Denver Post — yet JCEA wants to keep fighting for control. And they want us to believe their focus is what’s best for students? JCEA brass is focused on the “big lift,” leaving many great teachers and even more kids trapped in between.
READ MORERespected Voices Highlight Importance of Reform Battles in Jeffco, Thompson0
- August 27, 2015
Yesterday, we took a look at a major school choice flub in the new PDK/Gallup national education poll. I was all set to offer some further comments on that poll this morning, but we’ll have to come back to that. Today we’ve got important stuff like the hugely important fights over local education reform in […]
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What’s New? PDK/Gallup Survey Flubs School Choice Question Once More0
- August 25, 2015
For being so young, it feels like I’ve really had to repeat myself a lot lately. Not “Get off my lawn”-type of repetition, but still… it gets a little annoying sometimes. Just in the last couple weeks, the theme applies to Colorado’s need for course choice and the same old results for our state from […]
READ MOREMeet Colorado’s New PPI Report Card, Same as the Old PPI Report Card0
- August 21, 2015
It’s Friday again, my friends, and that means it’s time for a more colorful look at education policy as we head into the weekend. I really wanted to highlight the American Federation for Children’s “Education Revolution” video, which was released a couple months ago but only just made it to my desk. But you’ll have […]
READ MOREEddie’s Crazy Idea: More Colo. Districts Should Pursue Student-Based Budgeting0
- August 20, 2015
Hey, I’ve got a crazy idea! Why not have school districts base their budgeting on students like me (or any student, for that matter)? It just makes sense to do it that way, right? Especially since the whole K-12 education enterprise is supposed to be about the kids. It’s not that simple, however, and it’s […]
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