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Education Reform Times May Be A-Changin’, But Not for All 0
- October 9, 2014
A long time ago, during an era known as “The Sixties,” there was a popular song called “The Times They Are a-Changin’”. Or so my Grandpa tells me. Apparently, it’s a sort of iconic piece about all the upheaval that was starting during this distant past. I have to say it’s a catchy tune, too. […]
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A Show in Jeffco: Last Week’s Meeting and What Lies Ahead 0
- October 8, 2014
As you may recall, I went to a party last Thursday night. Sadly, I didn’t find the snacks I was promised (though not for lack of trying). What I did find was a relatively small room absolutely packed with cameras, tension, and people wearing cheaply designed custom t-shirts. And snacks or no snacks, I got […]
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Falling Membership Decline Begs Question: Is Time on the NEA’s Side?0
- October 7, 2014
Time is not on my side today, which means I have only a few moments to write something. Which is interesting. Because as Mike Antonucci reports, time doesn’t seem to be on the side of the National Education Association, either: Officers of the National Education Association expressed some optimism last July that the union’s falling […]
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Izard, DeGrow Point Out Union Role in Jeffco Protests 0
- October 3, 2014
The teacher sickouts and student walkouts in Jefferson County have drawn national headlines, but the true reasons behind the action have not received as much play. A national Reuters story explaining the Jeffco school board’s October 2 vote to create a more inclusive and transparent curriculum review process features insights into the manufactured controversy provided
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Big Screen TVs and Backward Protests: Pass the Popcorn, JCEA 0
- October 2, 2014
If you haven’t heard the news, boys and girls, there’s going to be quite a party in Jefferson County tonight. And it sounds like it’s going to be a biggin: Turnout is expected to be so high that the teachers’ union plans to stream video from the meeting room — which holds a couple hundred […]
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Jefferson County’s Ongoing Case of the Blue Flu 0
- September 29, 2014
Whatever Jeffco’s teachers have, it seems to be pretty contagious. First it spread like wildfire through two high schools, then it infected thousands of Jeffco high school students. Now, it’s made its way to teachers in two more schools. We should probably start making warning posters: “The blue flu is active in this area. Symptoms […]
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