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Transparency in DougCo School District: Toward a Happy Ending to the Story 0
- March 18, 2013
Update, 3/25: Happy endings don’t usually come so quickly. But just one week later, Dougco has made and received confirmation on a number of online transparency improvements to now receive an A-minus grade. If you’ve followed little old Eddie for any length of time, you know I’m a fan of the following two things: open […]
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Court Upholds Teacher Removal: Adams 12 Board Vindicated, Taxpayers Pay 0
- March 15, 2013
When Colorado and other states pass education reform laws, it’s important to pay attention to what problems are solved and what problems are not. As an example, Colorado’s SB 191, which passed three whole years ago, made some important changes. Effective teacher evaluations soon will be required before earning extra “due process” job protections. How […]
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A Colorado Digital BOCES? Leave the Creative Ideas to Innovative Falcon 49 0
- March 13, 2013
Intriguing. The Colorado Springs Gazette today reports that some of the region’s leading education innovators have proposed a new idea to provide specialized oversight and support to online learning programs: The Falcon School District 49 school board is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal that would create a collaborative education organization that could charter […]
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Colorado House Bill 1257 and the Quest to Stifle Local Education Innovation 0
- March 11, 2013
Every once in awhile you see a piece of K-12 education legislation appear, and you just scratch your head. (Okay, really, it’s more often than every once in awhile.) Colorado’s latest example is the short and sour House Bill 1257, which I think should be called the Stifling Innovation Act of 2013. HB 1257 as […]
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Open Window on Bargaining: As Thompson Moves Ahead, Teachers Express Support 0
- March 7, 2013
You can’t judge a book by its cover. There are many expressions like this one out there that convey a basic piece of wisdom. A beautiful building you may have driven by many times could be a filthy mess inside. How do you know? If it’s somebody’s house or private property, they would have to […]
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Non-Union Kansas Teacher Groups Try for Equal Snow Fort–Er, School–Access 0
- February 27, 2013
The last couple days I’ve been pretty busy playing outside, given all the snow we’ve been covered with here in Colorado. You should see the snow fort my friends and I put together in my backyard. We’ve set it up so no one else can get in — especially icky girls! If you try, beware […]
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