2023 Handbook on K-12 Policy Issues for Colorado School Board Members
- October 16, 2023
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Setting the Standard for Pro-Worker Transparency0
- March 27, 2009
As the influence of organized labor grows in Colorado’s public sector, so does the need for greater accountability and transparency. Through stricter enforcement of a federal law designed to ferret out union corruption, the U.S. Department of Labor in recent years has set the highest standard for disclosure of union finances. This enforcement has yielded real but limited gains in bringing restitution to members and fee-payers wronged by the malfeasance of certain union officials.
READ MORE“Stimulus” Education Dollars Little More Than Jobs Program for K-120
- February 19, 2009
Given the significant debt future generations are now obligated to repay, President Obama’s new “stimulus” law could be far better used to promote meaningful education reform in Colorado.
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Financial Transparency Strengthens the Public in Public Education0
- January 26, 2009
Colorado has a tremendous opportunity to lead the way in making public education a more truly public enterprise by pursuing policies that promote true financial transparency.
READ MOREShining the Light on Colorado School Spending0
- January 14, 2009
In the interest of expanding public accountability and economic efficiency, Colorado school districts, charter schools, and other local public education agencies ought to follow the lead of state government by exploring online financial transparency.
READ MOREPutting Education – Not Unions – First0
- November 15, 2008
This year brought the biggest electoral Democratic wave in more than three decades. Yet Colorado teachers union officials may have lost, rather than gained, political ground.
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