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State Board OKs Two More Falcon Innovation Schools; One Banishes Tenure 0
- August 10, 2012
When Colorado passed the first-of-its-kind Innovation Schools Act in 2008, observers knew that the law was primarily tailored to transform the most challenging campuses in Denver Public Schools (DPS). And so it largely has played out. No one else has matched the 24 DPS schools who have taken advantage of the Act’s process to transform […]
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How Much Colo. Teachers Union Member Losses Tied to Greater Options?0
- August 9, 2012
Senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow offers some quotable insights regarding news that the Colorado Education Association membership numbers continue in significant decline over the past two years.
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Local Breakdown of Colorado K-12 Spending Further Highlights Need for Reform 0
- August 8, 2012
Since I got so long-winded yesterday (and because I know you’re tired of me hammering on the school funding issue once again), today’s post is going to be a short one. I’ve recently pointed out that the statewide K-12 financial trends are not quite as dire as some have proclaimed. But what about at the […]
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AFT National Teachers Union Resolved to Protect Power in Douglas County 0
- August 6, 2012
Summer vacation is almost over (for some students, it already is). Any reason why I can’t write about Douglas County again? That’s what I thought. So here goes…
Education Week’s Stephen Sawchuk reported last week from the annual the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) convention that members sounded off on a local Colorado issue:
The union passed, […]
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Let’s Treat Irreplaceables (Teachers, Not Cartoon Superheroes) Accordingly 0
- July 31, 2012
One of the themes my Education Policy Center friends and I like to harp on is how poorly most of our K-12 system does in distinguishing high-quality educators from their low-performing counterparts. And the problem is especially pronounced in low-income urban communities, where tremendous need exists for great instruction to compensate for the challenges more […]
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Let’s Put Together Good Ideas to Improve How We Hold K-12 Schools Accountable 0
- July 30, 2012
More than 10 years after Washington, D.C., gave us the No Child Left Behind era, the issue of educational accountability is returning to the forefront. How do we measure and attribute school success (or failure)? Who should be held accountable, and how should that accountability be shared? What should be the consequences, both positive and […]
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