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A Fine Day to Let Others Break Down Education Reform Election Results 0
- November 7, 2012
I’m still recovering from all the election excitement. Rather than try to rehash all the interesting results for the world of education reform, I’m going to do the lazy, little kid thing and point you to a few pieces to digest the information and analysis for yourself:

Education Week blogger Andrew Ujifusa lays out some of […]
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Education Reform Issues Across the Nation I’m Watching This Election Day 0
- November 6, 2012
Apparently, today is some kind of big day, with a lot of big people here in Colorado and in other states making some important decision about the future of the country or something. It sounds like some sort of big deal. But as elections go, I’m more tuned in to some key education reform races […]
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K-12 Education System as Jobs Program? Let’s Agree on Something Better 0
- October 24, 2012
In a lot of the debates Colorado has had about school funding (and more are sure to be had), the question lurking in the back of my mind is: What do we want our education system to be? What do we want it to do? Well, a new study from the Friedman Foundation for Educational […]
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Parent Trigger Concept Doesn’t Need Discrimination against For-Profit Operators 0
- October 23, 2012
A few weeks ago I shared with you about a “parent trigger” debate triggered by the release of the movie Won’t Back Down. In that discussion, New Schools for New Orleans’ Neerav Kingsland argued that “the best parent trigger is parent choice between non-governmental school operators.”
Yesterday another division erupted in the “parent trigger” discussion between […]
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Amy Oliver Show: DPS Removes Controversial Evaluation Language 0
- October 18, 2012
Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno tells how Denver Public Schools has backed away from language promoting student social activism, and highlights the opportunity for others to expose absurdity in the education system and win a scholarship through the Citizen Journalism project.
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Will Modern Skyview Campus, Choice Set Stage for Mapleton Academic Success?0
- October 9, 2012
Yesterday I shared some thoughts about how a growing Brighton district with some crowded schools might find some creative solutions to its problem. While securing safe, functional and adequate facilities is a high priority for some school districts, others can bask gratefully in their new quarters and hopefully focus even more on the mission of […]
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