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PDK/Gallup Public Education Survey Has Earned Skepticism, and Here’s Why 0
- August 23, 2013
Seeing as how it’s back-to-school season, it must be time for my Third Annual “Let’s Take a Closer Look at the PDK/Gallup Public Education Survey” posting. It will teach you to take the headlines with a grain of salt. Without time to delve into every issue and inspect every question, there are a few points […]
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Learning about Douglas County K-12 Innovation: Read. Watch. Share. Repeat.0
- August 22, 2013
Seeing as how it’s been at least a couple days since I’ve mentioned Douglas County, it seemed like the perfect time to make sure you all also saw my Education Policy Center friend Ben DeGrow’s new op-ed in the Colorado Observer: There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or […]
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Teacher Engagement Research Adds to Case for Compensation, Tenure Reforms 0
- August 20, 2013
Little Coloradans like me have to grudgingly admit that, yes, good ideas and insights can come from Kansas, at least from time to time. In this case, a University of Kansas researcher conducted a study and found that newer teachers are more likely to be engaged at their jobs than many of their senior colleagues. […]
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Details Will Dictate District Success with Colorado’s New Educator Evaluations 0
- August 13, 2013
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about good old SB 191, Colorado’s 2010 law passed in an attempt to create a more meaningful teacher and principal evaluation system. As the 2013-14 school year gets underway, school districts across the state are meeting the requirement to put the new system into place. What can we expect? […]
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Heads Up, K-12 Leaders: Open Negotiations Doesn’t Necessarily Mean “Open”0
- August 5, 2013
A good reminder when analyzing policies, including in the world of K-12 education, is to take some time to look beneath the surface. A policy may not be exactly what it seems. The inimitable Mike Antonucci recently offered up a telling example. Under the heading “How to Close ‘Open’ Bargaining Sessions”, he points readers to […]
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Big North Carolina School Choice Win Leads to Celebration, Vigilance 0
- July 25, 2013
It seems like a good day to step back and savor a big school choice victory. The American Federation of Children today applauds the major new voucher program: The new Opportunity Scholarship program was passed yesterday as part of the state budget, which is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory. The […]
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