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Idaho Voters to Consider Tossing Out Yummy Education Reform Tater Tots 0
- September 14, 2012
Progress in education reform, like so many other areas, is never final. Just as bad policies can be undone, so can good policies. Simply put, we can’t rest on our laurels.
I’m sure that Idaho superintendent Tom Luna and the team behind his Students Come First program are well aware of that reality now. Last year […]
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Devil’s Advocate: Denver Public Schools or Occupy Training Camps?0
- September 12, 2012
Tune in to Devil’s Advocate as Denver Public Schools teacher John Peterson and the Independence Institute’s Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno join host Jon Caldara to discuss why both teachers and parents should be concerned about new DPS teacher evaluation criteria that includes encouraging students to “challenge and question the dominant culture,” and “take social action to change/ improve society or work for social justice.”
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What the Smart Experts Are Saying about the Chicago Teachers Union Strike 0
- September 12, 2012
No time to opine today, but the attention of the K-12 education world is on the continuing Chicago teachers strike. A lot of pixels are being used to cover the topic, but I believe the following are the most informative and insightful:

Dr. Terry Moe, one of the nation’s foremost experts on teachers unions, writes at […]
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Upward Spending, Revenue Trends Add Context to Tax-Hiking School Districts 0
- September 11, 2012
At least 23 Colorado school districts are going to local voters this year to ask for some kind of tax increase. Five of the nine largest districts are seeking a mill levy override to boost operational funding. But a closer look at the state’s numbers shows the five districts experienced significant growth in most areas of revenue and spending over the past decade.
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What Do Dougco Reform Foes Think of Chicago Teachers Union Tactics, Remark?0
- September 10, 2012
Today’s big education news comes from The Windy City, where thousands of Chicago Public Schools teachers have walked out on strike. Students pay the price as the American Federation of Teachers union affiliate turns down an offer to boost an average salary of $71,000 (or $76,000?) by 16 percent over the next four years.
Even […]
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Douglas County Stopped The Machine, Why Can’t Other School Boards?0
- September 7, 2012
It’s Friday, so instead of making you read a lot, kick back and enjoy this 4-minute video from Reason TV, explaining how teachers unions’ influence on education politics works like a well-oiled machine:

Earlier this week, the Douglas County Board of Education officially put an end to the automatic dues collection service that helped to power […]
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