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National Employee Freedom Week: 3 in 8 Colorado Union Members Want Out 0
- June 24, 2013
June 23-29 has been designated the first-ever National Employee Freedom Week. “National Employee Freedom Week is a national effort to inform union employees of the freedom they have regarding opting out of union membership and making the decision about union membership that’s best for them.” The Independence Institute is one of more than 40 organizations […]
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National Employee Freedom Week: 3 in 8 Colorado Union Members Want Out 0
- June 24, 2013
June 23-29 has been designated the first-ever National Employee Freedom Week. “National Employee Freedom Week is a national effort to inform union employees of the freedom they have regarding opting out of union membership and making the decision about union membership that’s best for them.” The Independence Institute is one of more than 40 organizations […]
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NCTQ’s Report on Teacher Prep Programs Must Do More Than Rattle a Few Cages 0
- June 19, 2013
Any large-scale effort at serious reform or innovation in K-12 education eventually leads to the vexing question of what to do about teacher preparation, ensuring there are enough effective instructors available. The consensus is fairly widespread that broadly speaking, today’s schools of education just aren’t getting the job done. Released this week, the National Council […]
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Attacks against Dougco Market-Based Pay Miss Economic Mark, Educational Reality 0
- June 14, 2013
A few days ago I told you about the national attention attracted to Douglas County School District’s market-based pay system. That was before Choice Media highlighted the story on its Ed Reform Minute, or the Education Intelligence Agency’s Mike Antonucci linked to the Reuters story with the quip: In Douglas County, Colorado, they are actually […]
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Dougco’s Market Pay Innovation Draws Attention, Gives Hope of Progress 0
- June 11, 2013
Education Transformers may get impatient at the pace of progress. Douglas County may be unique among school districts in taking the commonsense approach of differentiating teacher pay based on how hard it is to find someone to fill the position. While the rarity of such policies in K-12 may be frustrating, it’s encouraging to see national attention on the plan, like the new Reuters story.
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Numbers Tell Part of the Tale: Drilling into Census Bureau’s Colorado K-12 Data 0
- June 10, 2013
Mike Antonucci is doing yeoman’s work at the Education Intelligence Agency, going state by state to update K-12 student, employee, and spending data from the U.S. Census Bureau. I’ve called on his helpful charts that show the relationship of pupil enrollment to teacher hiring, and how states (and even districts) are doing financially compared to […]
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