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Adams 12 Interview Raises Case to Stop Underwriting Union Officers 0
- December 19, 2012
I love anniversaries, don’t you? Exactly one year ago I commented on a front-page Denver Post story documenting the use of taxpayer-funded union release time in Colorado school districts. Without taking a comprehensive look, the Post reporter found $5.8 million in subsidies to teacher unions.
So on this not-quite-historic 1st anniversary, it’s interesting to see a […]
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Ridgeview Classical Continues Exceptional Approach in Pursuit of Excellence 0
- December 17, 2012
Recently I told you about my Education Policy Center friends’ visit to Liberty Common High School in Fort Collins — which principal just so happens to be outgoing State Board of Education chair Bob Schaffer (whose farewell dinner earned a nice tribute in the Colorado Statesman). Well, if you’re going to make the 2-hour round […]
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Eddie Picks Up Slack on Media Misses, Including Teacher Pension Costs 0
- December 13, 2012
I love lists, I love education, and I love to tell people about things. So it should be no surprise that my attention was caught by yesterday’s news release from Stanford: “Hoover Institution Education Experts Identify News Media Hits and Misses in 2012 Education Coverage.” The Koret Task Force on Education named five stories that […]
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Unions Set Michigan Students Aside to Protest Workplace Freedom 0
- December 11, 2012
Thousands of kids in Michigan are missing school today. Can you guess why? It is December, so you might be tempted to think a snow day or some other inclement weather situation explains all the absences…. Sorry, try again. Maybe some sort of influenza or chicken pox epidemic, you might say?… Well, if you did, […]
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Can CEA Leaders Fight for Kids without Advocating Entitlement Reform?0
- December 10, 2012
All the big people are talking about these days seems to be the coming “fiscal cliff,” and some tough decisions leaders in Washington, D.C., have to make. For anyone who has common sense, a big part of the solution has to be for Congress to stop spending more money than it takes in. You know, […]
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Liberty Common HS Principal Bob Schaffer Honored for State Board Service 0
- December 5, 2012
Not many students can say their principal has served in Congress and chairs the State Board of Education, and has been a great champion for parental choice and positive educational transformation. The State Board this week honors the service of outgoing chair Bob Schaffer, who soon will be able to invest more of his energies as principal of the young but successful Liberty Common High School in Fort Collins.
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