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- September 12, 2012
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Ridgeview Classical Continues Exceptional Approach in Pursuit of Excellence0
- December 17, 2012
Recently I told you about my Education Policy Center friends’ visit to Liberty Common High School in Fort Collins — which principal just so happens to be outgoing State Board of Education chair Bob Schaffer (whose farewell dinner earned a nice tribute in the Colorado Statesman). Well, if you’re going to make the 2-hour round […]
READ MOREEd Reform Super Bowl Would Have Been Nice, But Florida Gets Tony Bennett0
- December 14, 2012
Really quick for a Friday, the good news for the education reform movement this week is that “Indiana’s loss turned out to be Florida’s gain.” What am I talking about? The sad news that the Hoosier State’s commissioner of education Tony Bennett lost his re-election bid is quelled by the fact he agreed to take […]
READ MOREEddie Picks Up Slack on Media Misses, Including Teacher Pension Costs0
- December 13, 2012
I love lists, I love education, and I love to tell people about things. So it should be no surprise that my attention was caught by yesterday’s news release from Stanford: “Hoover Institution Education Experts Identify News Media Hits and Misses in 2012 Education Coverage.” The Koret Task Force on Education named five stories that […]
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Are Colo. School Districts Really Doing Better on New Global Report Card?0
- December 12, 2012
When confronted with the question of how well our schools are doing, too often we lack the full context needed to compare and understand what knowledge and skills students are acquiring to be strong citizens, competent workers, and trailblazing entrepreneurs for the next generation. Last year I told you about the Global Report Card, which […]
READ MOREUnions Set Michigan Students Aside to Protest Workplace Freedom0
- December 11, 2012
Thousands of kids in Michigan are missing school today. Can you guess why? It is December, so you might be tempted to think a snow day or some other inclement weather situation explains all the absences…. Sorry, try again. Maybe some sort of influenza or chicken pox epidemic, you might say?… Well, if you did, […]
READ MORECan CEA Leaders Fight for Kids without Advocating Entitlement Reform?0
- December 10, 2012
All the big people are talking about these days seems to be the coming “fiscal cliff,” and some tough decisions leaders in Washington, D.C., have to make. For anyone who has common sense, a big part of the solution has to be for Congress to stop spending more money than it takes in. You know, […]
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